French court orders TotalEnergies to revise climate plan to include scope 3 emissions

A French court on Thursday ruled that the oil major TotalEnergies must take responsibility for the full scope of greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain—including emissions from customers’ use of its products. The company’s failure to account for these indirect, “Scope 3” emissions that…

First covered Jun 25, 2026 · 6:21 PM PT · 2 articles

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11h Inside Climate News French Oil Major Failed to Fulfill ‘Vigilance’ Duty on Climate, Paris Court Rules — A French court on Thursday ruled that the oil major TotalEnergies must take responsibility for the full scope of greenhouse gas emissions across its supply…

23h Climate Home News French court rules Total must revise climate plan to account for all emissions — Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has been given six months by a court to publish a more robust climate plan The post French court rules Total must revise…

Appeared in: 2026-06-26 (#17)

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