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“TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change” — KTEN

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February 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Dans leur plaidoirie, les avocats de Total font pression sur le tribunal judiciaire de Paris : en disant qu'enjoindre des mesures à TotalEnergies porterait atteinte au droit souverain de pays tels que l'Arabie saoudite, le Mozambique, le Brésil et le Suriname de faire leurs propres choix...
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Ignorant de nombreux précédents juridiques et la récente décision de la Cour internationale de justice en matière de justice climatique, les avocats de TotalEnergies affirment désormais que l'objectif de 1,5 °C n'est qu'une aspiration…
February 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Moscow loses Libya market to Western oil majors

Global energy traders and oil majors including Vitol, Trafigura and TotalEnergies have won tenders to supply gasoline and diesel to Libya, as the country expands access for Western firms

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Moscow loses Libya market to Western oil majors
Global energy traders and oil majors including Vitol, Trafigura and TotalEnergies have won tenders to supply gasoline and diesel to Libya, as the country expands access for Western firms and scales ba...
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February 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
26/ Ignoring many legal precedents and the recent climate justice ruling by the International Court of Justice, TotalEnergies' lawyers now argue that the objective of 1.5c is aspirational only...
February 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
24/ TotalEnergies team argues for a limited interpretation of the scope of the "reasonable measures" expected under the French duty of vigilance law, arguing that such measures must be reasonable w.r.t. to the company's object (not to the harms that such measures seek to prevent)
February 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
TotalEnergies is fighting a lawsuit in Paris that seeks to block one of Europe’s top oil and gas producers from starting new fossil fuel exploration and extraction projects
TotalEnergies Asked to End Oil and Gas Exploration in Paris Lawsuit
TotalEnergies SE is fighting a lawsuit in Paris that seeks to block one of Europe’s top oil and gas producers from starting new fossil fuel exploration and extraction projects.
bloom.bg
February 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Une filiale de TotalEnergies condamnée à 250 000 euros d'amende après la chute mortelle d'un travailleur en 2019

La raffinerie normande a été reconnue coupable d'homicide involontaire par le tribunal judiciaire du Havre. Il est allé au-delà des réquisitions du parquet […]
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February 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
21/ The hearing resumes: TotalEnergies legal team seeks to demonstrate that the company's current vigilance plan is adequate despite the absence of science-based climate mitigation plan for all emissions falling under the scope of the company's responsibility.
February 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
20/📉 To clarify: the trajectory discussed earlier this afternoon are relevant to the present case as they might serve as a reference or legal standard that the judges could order TotalEnergies to comply with in terms of emission reductions...
February 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
19/ ⏸️ The hearing is suspended for 5 mins.
Since TotalEnergies' legal team cited Orelsan, I leave you with this quote...
This seems to be a good summary of where we stand...
February 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
16/ 🔄 M Mabile concludes the pleadings for the NGOs by rejecting the substitution argument advanced by TotalEnergies - known as the "drug dealer's defense"... 💉
February 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Une filiale de TotalEnergies condamnée à 250 000 euros d'amende après la chute mortelle d'un travailleur en 2019

La raffinerie normande a été reconnue coupable d'homicide involontaire par le tribunal judiciaire du Havre. Il est allé au-delà des réquisitions du parquet.
Une filiale de TotalEnergies condamnée à 250 000 euros d'amende après la chute mortelle d'un travailleur en 2019
La raffinerie normande a été reconnue coupable d'homicide involontaire par le tribunal judiciaire du Havre. Il est allé au-delà des réquisitions du parquet.
www.franceinfo.fr
February 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Ce qui se joue avec le procès TotalEnergies
Ce qui se joue avec le procès TotalEnergies
La compagnie pétrolière est jugée à partir de ce jeudi 19 février pour avoir manqué à son devoir de vigilance sur les risques environnementaux. Un procès inédit, aux lourds enjeux financiers et climatiques.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
15/ The NGOs pleadings conclude by responding to the TotalEnergies' legal team's fearmongering this morning: the injunction seeks to phase out fossil fuel by 2050 - leaving enough time to navigate the transition, not to threaten oil availability tomorrow for individual consumers!
February 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
14/ The NGOs legal team presents the scope of the injunction sought against TotalEnergies: compliance with the OECD Guidelines and the UN-HLEG report.
Two trajectories are discussed in depth as potential reference:
📉trajectory P1 by the @IPCC, or
📉trajectory NZE by the @IEA
February 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A case against French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies opened in Paris on Thursday over allegations it has failed to meet legal obligations to limit environmental harm:

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TotalEnergies in French court accused of failing to limit climate damage
A case against French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies opened in Paris on Thursday over allegations it has failed to meet legal obligations to limit environmental harm.
rfi.my
February 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
🗣️ “TotalEnergies a une obligation de moyen, et non de résultat. C'est-à-dire qu’elle doit faire les meilleurs efforts possibles pour prévenir l’aggravation du changement climatique.”

“En cela nos demandes sont raisonnables”, complète M. de Cambiaire.
February 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Nous alertions déjà l'an dernier : la Caisse des Dépôts doit garantir notre avenir - et non le menacer en soutenant des entreprises climaticides comme #TotalEnergies.

Nous appelons de toute urgence la Caisse des Dépôts à : ⤵
La présence discrète de l'État français au capital de TotalEnergies
Alors que s'ouvre ce jeudi un procès climatique historique visant TotalEnergies, l'Observatoire des multinationales révèle que l'État français - via son bras financier, la Caisse des dépôts et consign...
multinationales.org
February 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Face à ce constat d’inaction climatique de TotalEnergies, M. Chloé Delamourd défend les mesures demandées aux juges par la coalition.
February 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
13/📉 The third legal pleading this afternoon addresses relevance of trajectories (both normative & descriptive) as reference points for the injunction sought by NGOs against TotalEnergies.
📽️ When the hearings get technical, slides are shown in the room to illustrate the arguments
February 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Ce 19 & 20 février a lieu une audience décisive dans un procès climatique contre TotalEnergies.

⚖️ Un recours porté par une coalition d’associations et de collectivités @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social
@asso-sherpa.bsky.social @fne.asso.fr @paris.fr

On suit l'audience de près aujourd'hui et demain.
⚖️ L’audience dans le procès contre TotalEnergies pour manquement à ses obligations climatiques a commencé !

Le tribunal pourrait contraindre les entreprises les plus polluantes à répondre de leur impact sur le climat et à sortir des énergies fossiles.

Suivez cette première journée en live 🧵
February 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
11/📉 They point to the fact that, through some of its consecutive vigilance plans, TotalEnergies has put forward and then abandoned climate commitments - in breach of the principle of progressive improvement.
This demonstrates that TotalEnergies knows what is expected of it.
February 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A decisive legal hearing is underway initiated under France’s Duty of Vigilance law, seeking to compel TotalEnergies to align its activities with the Paris Agreement.
February 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
10/ The NGOs point to the numerous inconsistencies between the commitment affirmed by TotalEnergies to embrace the transition while planning to open new production sites.
🔖Here is TotalEnergies' vigilance plan: totalenergies.com/sites/g/file...
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totalenergies.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM