TotalEnergies court ruling raises questions over corporate climate plans
By Louis de Briant ( June 29, 2026, 14:23 GMT | Comment) -- A Paris court ruling that French energy giant TotalEnergies is required to account for climate risks and emissions from the use of its products raises questions about the climate plans and investment decisions of other large French companies and the EU's environmental due diligence rules. TotalEnergies failed to adequately identify and prevent the climate-related risks from its oil and gas activities under France's 2017 corporate duty of vigilance law, the court found.A Paris court ruling that energy giant TotalEnergies should account for more climate risks and emissions from the use of its products on an annual basis could have implications for the climate plans and investment decisions of other large French companies and influence the EU's environmental due diligence rules....
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