Countdown Summit October 2021|Ted.com
James K. Thornton
Why is China appointing thousands of judges to environmental courts and training prosecutors to bring cases to them, even if it means suing the government? Eco-lawyer James Thornton takes us inside the country’s growing effort to use the power of the courts to address environmental problems — a little-known story that indicates China could become a champion of legal action on climate.
About the speaker
James Thornton Eco-lawyer and authorSee speaker profile James Thornton is an authority on the power of the law to create change and the founder of ClientEarth, a nonprofit law firm using advocacy and litigation to address the climate crisis.
