By Louis Goss Lawyers have said the legal sector should be forced to inform their clients of the legal risks of investing in projects that are inconsistent with efforts to keep global warming below 1.5˚C In an open letter, more than 100 top lawyers called on regulators to ensure solicitors and barristers are “ethically obliged” to advise their clients of the risks of taking part in projects that go against the Paris Agreement. “Lawyers who support transactions inconsistent with the 1.5˚C limit expose themselves and their clients to substantial legal risk, as well as the real-world risk of cata…