TotalEnergies faces trial in France over alleged failure to assess climate risks in its supply chain, with demands to cut fossil fuel production and halt new projects.

TotalEnergies is on trial in France over allegations it failed to meet its 2017 duty of vigilance law, which requires large companies to assess environmental risks across their supply chains. The lawsuit, brought by environmental NGOs and Paris, claims the company neglected to account for the climate impact of its oil and gas—342 million tonnes of CO2 annually from customer use—and demands a 37% oil and 25% gas production cut by 2030, plus a halt to new fossil fuel projects. TotalEnergies argues global warming is beyond the law’s scope and its emissions are too small to matter. The trial continues, with a ruling expected in several months. Environmental advocates see the case as a potential precedent for holding other polluters accountable amid rising climate litigation.