The Press Association: Charles urges lawyers to go green

The Prince of Wales will urge the legal profession to sign up to a scheme to help combat global warming.

Charles will call on lawyers across the country to get involved with the Legal Sector Alliance (LSA) - a group of law firms working to reduce their carbon footprint and adopt environmentally sustainable practices.

The Prince will speak at the official launch of the Alliance at a central London venue featuring sustainable products like goat hair carpets and cushions made from recycled seatbelts.
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Nigel Knowles, LSA chairman, said: "The climate change debate is over - world leaders, our clients and our people all recognise that immediate action to reduce our impact on the planet is necessary and imperative."

Dec 1: Summit will decide fate of Kyoto agreement

"We will not -- and let me be clear on this -- we will not aggravate an already weakening economy in the name of environmental progress," Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice told a crowd of Alberta business leaders on Friday. "If this means re-examining the way forward in the face of present-day economic realities, then so be it."
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"Today, climate change is widely viewed as an issue of global interest whose implications, if left unaddressed, herald consequences beyond contemplation," he said.