132 with daily legal problems. A climate conscious approach demands, first, actively identifying the intersections between the issues of the legal problem or dispute and climate change issues and, secondly, giving advice and litigating or resolving the legal problem or dispute in ways that meaningfully address the climate change issues.570 The Commission shares Preston’s view and that of the International Bar Association (IBA) that the global response to climate change entails, if not inevitably requires, a host of legal proceedings if any success is to be gained. Lawyers around the world will be called upon to represent the conflicting rights and interests of States, corporations, communities and individuals impacted by the climate crisis. Thus, “the legal profession must be prepared to play a leading role in maintaining and strengthening the rule of law and supporting responsible, enlightened governance in an era marked by a climate crisis.”571 In whatever side or capacity lawyers may find themselves in these proceedings, the Commission appeals to them to work towards the development of laws and legal systems that will justly protect and uphold the common interest of humankind. To this end, the Commission calls on lawyers to generously lend their expertise towards improving or creating a legal framework for climate accountability in their localities, which may inform and ultimately become one of the bases for the development of a global legal framework for addressing the challenges posed by climate change. 8. To the Global Citizenry As Consumers The Commission calls on all citizens of the world, as stewards of nature, to do their just share in caring for our common home. Much has been said about the legal and moral obligation of governments and private enterprises, including carbon-intensive 570 Brian J. Preston, Implementing a Climate Conscious Approach in Daily Legal Practice (Dec. 4, 2015), at 2. 571 International Bar Association, Climate Crisis Statement (May 5, 2020), available at https://www.ibanet.org/Article/NewDetail.aspx?ArticleUid=cac6e15d-ec80-4669-90252773e9019519.