Preventing Ecocide

September 22, 2021
19:45–20:15 (Europe/Paris time zone)

About this session

With legal and environmental experts pushing to criminalize the destruction of the environment, “ecocide” could have major consequences for both government and business. How could a new legal definition transform climate action? Simultaneous interpretation in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian

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