TotalEnergies ordered to map Scope 3 emissions by Paris Court

TotalEnergies has been ordered by a Paris court to complete the risk mapping in its current due diligence plan to identify the oil and gas company's Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions risks.

While the current risk mapping for the vigilance plan included the treatment of its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, the court noted it excludes Scope 3 emissions which are referred to in the sustainability reporting.

The court said the law empowered the judge to order TotalEnergies to comply with its obligations.

The judge said the law establishes judicial oversight of the inclusion in the plan of "reasonable, concrete and consistent vigilance measures" tailored to the risk assessment and of their effective implementation.

However, it does not allow the judge to act in the company's stead by requiring it to put in place specific and detailed measures, the court said.

"Consequently, it is not for the court to set a target for TotalEnergies SE to prevent or mitigate the adverse climate impacts resulting from its activities, given that the temperature limit of 1. 5°C not to be exceeded," it said.

TotalEnergies was satisfied that the Paris Judicial Court did not withhold it which from developing or undertaking new oil and gas projects or to require it to reduce its oil and gas production.

TotalEnergies took note of the Court's request to include customers' emissions (Scope 3) in its vigilance plan and to update it accordingly.

"The company will therefore supplement its vigilance plan, notably by drawing on its sustainability report (CSRD), in which it describes the actions implemented to support its customers in reducing their emissions, notably through the development of electricity and biofuels production and sales activities," it said.

TotalEnergies aims to lower its carbon intensity progressively and targets a 25% reduction in the carbon intensity of the energy products sold by 2030 compared to 2015.