What specific requirement did the Paris Judicial Court impose on TotalEnergies in its June 25 climate ruling, and what is the deadline for compliance?

The Paris Judicial Court ruled on June 25 that TotalEnergies’ current climate vigilance plan is 'incomplete' and ordered the company to incorporate greenhouse gas emissions generated by customers’ use of its products into its vigilance plan within six months of the ruling’s entry into force. The court found that the company’s existing plan failed to sufficiently cover indirect emissions from downstream product use across its value chain, and mandated formal inclusion of these emissions in the revised plan.

What are TotalEnergies’ main legal arguments against the court’s ruling, as stated in its appeal?

In its appeal, TotalEnergies argues that climate change — as a global phenomenon — falls outside the scope of France’s Duty of Vigilance Law; that the law targets only the company’s own operations, subsidiaries, suppliers, and subcontractors, not customer behavior; that it cannot control consumer choices (e.g., between gasoline, biofuel, or electric vehicles) and can only ensure access to the energy consumers choose; that extending vigilance obligations to customer-use emissions would undermine legal certainty and business freedom; and that the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive similarly excludes customer activities from its scope.

TotalEnergies Appeals Climate Ruling

Jul 31, 2026

TotalEnergies appealed a Paris court ruling requiring inclusion of downstream customer emissions in its climate plan, arguing the law excludes consumer fuel choices. The case is scheduled for review in January 2027.

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