トタルエナジーズ、気候変動に関する注意義務訴訟で2026年6月25日判決を控訴
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裁判所が2026年6月にトタルエナジーズに気候変動リスクの管理を命じた判決に対し、同社が控訴した事実が構造の起点です。ここで問われるのは、企業活動の及ぶ範囲をどこまで法的責任に含めるかという線引きです。同社は「気候変動は国家共同体の責任であり、自社の顧客行動は統制外」と主張しますが、これは責任の外縁を物理的な管理可能性に限定する古典的な見解です。実体として、同社の事業モデルは化石燃料販売を通じて顧客の排出に直結しており、その因果連関は司法が認めた事実です。物語は「法の適用範囲」という技術的論点に矮小化されていますが、本来の争点はバリューチェーン全体の排出に対する企業の責務の再定義です。欧州CSDDDが顧客活動を適用外とする点を根拠に挙げますが、フランスの注意義務法はより広い解釈を許容しており、国内法とEU指令の非対称性が浮上します。期待層では、NGOや投資家は判決を前進と受け止めますが、控訴により執行が数年先送りされ、萎縮と過熱が交錯します。物語先走りの構造であり、次の観測点は控訴審が国際的な気候変動の帰属責任をどう位置付けるかです。
Press Releases TotalEnergies SE appeals the 25 June 2026 judgment in the duty of vigilance climate case TotalEnergies SE appeals the 25 June 2026 judgment in the duty of vigilance climate case 07/27/2026 Company Download the press release Add to cart Paris, 27 July 2026 – Following deliberation by its Board of Directors, TotalEnergies has decided to appeal the judgment rendered on 25 June 2026 by the Paris Judicial Court in the proceedings brought by certain associations under the French duty of vigilance law. First, the Company considers, in line with the position taken by the Public Prosecutor's Office in these proceedings, that climate change, as a global phenomenon, does not fall within the scope of the duty of vigilance law. The Public Prosecutor's Office stated that climate change is a worldwide phenomenon which is “a matter for everyone, but essentially a responsibility of the international community of States”. Second, the duty of vigilance law is intended to drive responsible corporate behaviour with respect to risks of harm resulting from companies' own activities, those of their subsidiaries and those of their suppliers and subcontractors but does not encompass their clients' activities over which companies do not have control. TotalEnergies does not decide whether a motorist chooses to drive a petrol-powered vehicle, use biodiesel, or drive an electric vehicle. However, TotalEnergies seeks to ensure that motorists have access to the energy they choose to use. Imposing companies in energy, defense, aeronautics, or automotive sectors to control risks resulting from the use of their products by their customers does not appear to be consistent with the objectives of the law, or the principles of legal certainty and freedom to conduct business. In this respect, it should be noted that the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) does not include customers' activities within its scope. The Company will advance these arguments before th
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