“The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to present the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge (Climate Challenge). The Climate Challenge is designed to encourage law offices to take specific steps to conserve energy and resources, as well as reduce emissions of greenhouse gases – which cause global climate change – and other pollutants. The ABA Law Practice Management Section (LPM) is co-sponsoring this initiative.”
ABA Journal: “A typical lawyer uses 20,000 to 100,000 sheets of copy paper in a year, according to a 2006 sampling of eight law firms of different sizes conducted by Arnold & Porter. The production of all that paper results in the release of up to 4.5 tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions, says Washington, D.C., lawyer Howard Hoffman, who bases his figures on data developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The typical lawyers carbon footprint also includes six tons of carbon dioxide generated through electricity use and three tons by commuting, based on national averages for office use and commuting patterns, says Hoffman, who is co-chair of the Air Quality Committee of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources.”
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