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French Court Orders TotalEnergies to Include Client Emissions in Climate Plan
A Paris court ruled that TotalEnergies must account for emissions from its customers under France's Corporate Duty of Vigilance law. The decision marks the first application of the statute to climate-related obligations.
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A French court has ordered TotalEnergies to include emissions generated by its clients when preparing the company's climate plan. The ruling applies France's Corporate Duty of Vigilance law to climate change for the first time.
The court directed the energy company to revise its existing climate strategy to cover downstream emissions from product use. Judges found that the current plan did not meet the requirements of the 2017 vigilance statute. The company must now submit an updated plan that addresses these emissions within a court-specified timeframe.
Vigilance law requires large French companies to identify and prevent human-rights and environmental risks linked to their operations. Prior cases under the statute focused on supply-chain labor issues rather than greenhouse-gas accounting. The new decision broadens the law's scope to encompass climate impacts tied to customer activities.
TotalEnergies stated it is reviewing the judgment and will determine next steps after internal assessment. The company did not indicate whether it plans to appeal. No timeline for compliance has been released by the court.
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