Today's episode will give you hope and a sense that the tide is actually turning, if just thinking about the state of our planet makes you sad or fearful, then. Our guest—Elspeth Jones—is the warm, funny, brilliant Deputy CEO of an environmental law charity called ClientEarth whose main client is just what the name implies: their client is our planet! Turns out, there is a group of global lawyers whose only client is The Earth. And with a support team of experts in conservation, they are defending our planet and making real change legally binding.
(00:00- 04:37) OPENING
(04:48- 13:34)

What is ClientEarth?
ClientEarth was founded by James Thornton in 2008
Law as a powerful tool
Enhance law that already exists
Lawyers that are qualified from all over the world
How ClientEarth is funded?
Sense of purpose

(13:35- 24:15)

Stories that matter
BOOK: The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes
Even a group of small people can catalyze big change in the world
Torres Strait Islands Case
United Nation’s Human Rigths Committee
Australia
A case with a lot of first
Yessie Mosby
Indonesia
Strict legal precedent
Pushing the judges in terms of their cultural thinking

(24:16- 27:21) BREAK
(27:22- 36:44)

Reasons to be optimist
Law that bans the products that links to deforestation
Deforestation
The new law will protect about 278 sq miles
PODCAST: Helping the Rainforest at the Click of a Button with Chochi Iturralde

Change the law and the culture change follows

(36:45- 43:04)

The gratitude economy
Every dollar/pound that you spend is a vote for the world that you want to live in
Greenwashing
Labels that are trustworthy

(43:05- 49:35)

I wish people knew
No one is too small to make a difference
ClientEarth launch a case to tackle air pollution in the UK
We all have different talents and there are many ways that we can deploy that change
Accidental niche

(49:36- 59:37)

Resources
Spreading the word
Unleashing the full potential
12-month process of optimization
Leverage the law to make changes
Plastics plant

(59:38- 01:01:11) CLOSING