Court orders TotalEnergies to account for environmental impact of oil and gas products

City of Paris hails 'landmark' climate ruling in TotalEnergies case

The city of Paris said on Thursday that a court ruling ordering oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to account for its clients' emissions represented a landmark decision in the history of French climate law.

As Europe swelters, Paris judges say consumers aren’t to blame — TotalEnergies is

A Paris judicial tribunal has just ruled on a case brought against TotalEnergies by environmental groups and the City of Paris. The judgment does not halt the company's fossil-fuel expansion. But it does something the industry has spent half a century resisting: it holds TotalEnergies legally responsible not just for the emissions from its operations, but for the emissions produced when the oil and gas it sells are ultimately burned.

Court dismisses bid to stop luxury Botmaskop estate near Stellenbosch

Judge finds environmental approvals were lawful and orders residents’ group to pay punitive costs

Court rules oil and gas giant TotalEnergies must account for its clients' CO₂ emissions

Since 2020, a coalition of advocacy groups and the Paris city authority have taken TotalEnergies to court to force it to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. This latest ruling now requires the oil and gas major to include its clients' emissions in its own due diligence plan, which marks a significant step forward.

Tainted oil recall's 20% threshold based on 2017 guidelines: Minister

Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Health Minister Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said Sunday that the decision to order a precautionary recall of processed foods containing at least 20 percent carcinogen-tainted cooking oil was based on food safety guidelines established in 2017.