FRENCH COURT ORDERS TOTAL TO STUDY CLIMATE IMPACTS OF IMPORTED PALM OIL, PARTIALLY INVALIDATES COMPANY'S PERMIT TO OPERATE BIOREFINERY

The Administrative Court of Marseille partially invalidated Total's permit to operate a biorefinery, ruling that the original authorization relied on insufficient information regarding climate impacts. The court ordered a new study on the cumulative direct and indirect climate effects of palm oil production, importation, and use to enable the Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône to make an informed decision.

• The Administrative Court of Marseille partially invalidated the permit for Total to operate a biorefinery in France and mandated that the company conduct a study on the climate impacts of imported palm oil.
• The court's decision was based on the conclusion that the authorization for the biofuel plant was granted using insufficient information regarding climate impacts, necessitating a new study on cumulative direct and indirect effects.
• The required new study must cover the cumulative direct and indirect climate effects related to the production, importation, and use of palm oil before the regulator can reach an informed decision.

APA

Natural Justice (2021). FRENCH COURT ORDERS TOTAL TO STUDY CLIMATE IMPACTS OF IMPORTED PALM OIL, PARTIALLY INVALIDATES COMPANY'S PERMIT TO OPERATE BIOREFINERY. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Friends-of-the-Earth-et-al.-v.-Prefect-of-Bouches-du-Rhone-and-Total.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. FRENCH COURT ORDERS TOTAL TO STUDY CLIMATE IMPACTS OF IMPORTED PALM OIL, PARTIALLY INVALIDATES COMPANY'S PERMIT TO OPERATE BIOREFINERY. 2021. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Friends-of-the-Earth-et-al.-v.-Prefect-of-Bouches-du-Rhone-and-Total.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2021french, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{FRENCH COURT ORDERS TOTAL TO STUDY CLIMATE IMPACTS OF IMPORTED PALM OIL, PARTIALLY INVALIDATES COMPANY'S PERMIT TO OPERATE BIOREFINERY}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Friends-of-the-Earth-et-al.-v.-Prefect-of-Bouches-du-Rhone-and-Total.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }