French court orders TotalEnergies to count its customers’ CO₂ emissions in its vigilance planExecutive summary: A French civil court ruled that TotalEnergies must include the carbon dioxide emissions generated by its customers’ use of its products in its corporate vigilance plan. The decision extends the statutory duty of vigilance to Scope 3 emissions, creating a legal precedent that could raise compliance costs and litigation exposure for other oil and gas companies. TotalEnergies, NGOs, the City of Paris, and the French civil court. TotalEnergies may appeal the ruling, revise its emissions reporting to include Scope 3, and other majors could face similar climate‑liability suits.The ruling marks the first time a French judge has obliged an energy company to incorporate downstream (Scope 3) emissions into its statutory vigilance plan, expanding the duty of vigilance law beyond direct operations. The decision follows a lawsuit brought by NGOs and the City of Paris seeking to force TotalEnergies to align its climate strategy with the Paris Agreement. While the judgment does not mandate specific emission cuts, it creates a legal precedent that could increase compliance costs and litigation risk for other fossil‑fuel firms. The outcome underscores the growing judicial willingness to treat climate‑related obligations as enforceable corporate duties.Connected developmentsTotalEnergies doit intégrer les émissions carbone de ses clients dans son plan de vigilance, tranche la justiceADNOC Brings BP, TotalEnergies Into Abu Dhabi’s Biggest Gas Cap Project« On ne peut pas vouloir nous prendre deux fois le même argent » : la riposte du patron de TotalEnergies face aux députésTotalEnergies: Saudi Refinery Won’t Fully Recover Until 2027Open the full case file on Beyond →
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