Any agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow – a.k.a. “the world's best last chance” – relies on businesses as well as governments to turn it into action. This fact is as obvious as a raging wildfire.Sustainability Imperative for the Legal Profession • December 8th, 2021
Contract Type FiledDecember 8th, 2021This is exactly what John Kerry, the first ever United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, hinted in August 2021, when he addressed the American Bar Association: “You are all climate lawyers now, whether you want to be or not. We have a narrow window to avoid the worst consequences of this crisis, and there is a place for lawyers to help hold back the tide and create new pathways.”
Any agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow – a.k.a. “the world's best last chance” – relies on businesses as well as governments to turn it into action. This fact is as obvious as a raging wildfire.Sustainability Imperative for the Legal Profession • December 8th, 2021
Contract Type FiledDecember 8th, 2021This is exactly what John Kerry, the first ever United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, hinted in August 2021, when he addressed the American Bar Association: “You are all climate lawyers now, whether you want to be or not. We have a narrow window to avoid the worst consequences of this crisis, and there is a place for lawyers to help hold back the tide and create new pathways.”