This is a fascinating legal ethics question: should lawyers refuse fossil-fuel-related work?

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4087218/lawyers-vow-help-facilitate-fossil-fuel-projects

#BusinessGreen #FossilFuels #law #CabRank #ethics

"Friends of the Earth confirms legal challenge against UK coal mine approval" <<-- headline from Business Green.

"By giving the go-ahead to this polluting and totally unnecessary coal mine the government has not only made the wrong decision for our economy and the climate, we believe it has also acted unlawfully," said Niall Toru, lawyer at Friends of the Earth.

Too right. Thank you, #FriendsOfTheEarth

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062189/friends-earth-confirms-legal-challenge-uk-coal-approval

#BusinessGreen
#coal #mining #climatechange