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French Oil Major Failed to Fulfill ‘Vigilance’ Duty on Climate, Paris Court Rules

In a landmark climate case against TotalEnergies, the court said the company could not hide behind consumers and needs to account for the full range of its emissions, including those from the use of its products.

By Dana Drugmand

A TotalEnergies flag flies in the foreground, with a refinery in the background.
People walk through Place du Trocadéro during the second major heat wave of the year in Paris on June 18. Credit: Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images

It’s Too Hot In Europe–Again

By Lauren Dalban

An Unusually Early Heat Wave Breaks Temperature Records Across Western Europe

By Kiley Price

People take cover as a thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy hail, sweeps through Paris on May 3, 2025. Credit: Jerome Gilles/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A Warmer Climate Means Bigger Hail

By Bob Berwyn

An employee walks on a platform at TotalEnergies’ La Mède refinery near Marseille, France. Credit: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images

Paris Court Holds Historic Climate Trial in Case Against TotalEnergies

By Dana Drugmand

Residents cultivate a Creole garden on land contaminated with chlordecone, a toxic pesticide, in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe. Credit: Mathilde Augustin/Inside Climate News

Two Caribbean Islands Seek Justice From France for Pesticide Poisoning

By Mathilde Augustin

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during a heatwave in Paris on June 30. Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave

By Bob Berwyn

Every two weeks at the beach of Costa del Este, in Panama City, marine biology students descend about five meters in the sea to take care of a coral nursery of the staghorn species in Portobelo, Panama, with which they aim to restore reefs damaged by climate change and pollution. Credit: Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images

Global Scientific Community Urges World Leaders to Transform Research Into Policy Ahead of UN Ocean Conference

By Teresa Tomassoni

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