Tackling hot air

Climate change is a topical issue given the unusual weather patterns which we have been experiencing since last autumn.The principal contributor to climate change...Climate change is a topical issue given the unusual weather patterns which we have been experiencing since last autumn.The principal contributor to climate change is carbon dioxide, a substantial proportion of which is produced by power stations generating electricity.

Solicitors are in a position to make their contribution towards the reduction in the emissions of this gas - and I don't mean by not spouting forth.

Following deregulation of the supply of electricity, a number of companies are offering customers the opportunity to purchase electricity from renewable sources (as defined by the Energy Savings Trut).

After an exchange of contracts in a residential property transaction, when clients may consider changing suppliers, I point out the availability of electricity from renewable sources.I commend this as a way of accelerating the change from the use of fossil fuels to electricity from renewable sources.James Campbell, Solicitor, Enfield, Middlesex