A Paris court ordered TotalEnergies to revise its climate plan within six months. The updated strategy must include risk management for Scope 3 emissions resulting from consumer product use.
This ruling marks the first application of France’s 2017 duty of vigilance law to climate change. The decision sets a legal precedent for future climate litigation against corporations.
The court declined to order a halt to new oil and gas projects. It also rejected demands from environmental groups to mandate fossil fuel production cuts.
TotalEnergies acknowledged the decision. The company confirmed it will supplement its vigilance plan as required.