97. Jojo Mehta on Ecocide and Ending Impunity
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
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4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
With France banning short haul flights, John Kerry on his way to China and South Korea to talk climate just days ahead of The US Climate Summit, and The American Legislative Exchange Council (not so) secretly planning to fight Biden on climate, this episode is jam packed with things to discuss!
And speaking of things to discuss, have you heard of the word “Ecocide”? It’s a term describing something we all understand and know is wrong - the mass damage and destruction of ecosystems. But, yet it is still somehow legally permitted around the world.
This week, we explore the tireless work of Jojo Mehta and the Stop Ecocide Foundation who are pursuing their goal to have Ecocide added to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a fifth crime alongside Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Crimes of Aggression.
How would this fifth crime change corporate behavior? We can only assume it would act as a deterrent to environmental destruction, but could it also act as an accelerator of the goals of the Paris Agreement?
Stick around after the interview for a mesmerizing tune from Eliza Shaddad!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Outrageant Optimism, I'm Tom Revitkarnak. |
| 0:15.7 | I'm Cristiana Fijeres. |
| 0:17.2 | And I'm Paul Viggins. |
| 0:18.6 | This week we discuss the continued climate diplomacy in the far east. |
| 0:23.5 | We talk about the American Legislative Exchange Council and their efforts to prevent progress |
| 0:29.0 | on climate change. |
| 0:30.0 | And we speak about the French rule to end short flights. |
| 0:33.6 | Plus, we speak to JoJo Metta, co-founder and executive director of the Stop Ecoside |
| 0:39.2 | Foundation and we have music from Eliza Shadad. |
| 0:42.3 | Thanks for being here. |
| 0:43.3 | So guys, let's get the difficult bit out of the way before we start off. |
| 0:53.8 | I think that arguably the episode last week was better for my absence. |
| 0:57.4 | I felt very sad listening to it. |
| 0:59.2 | You guys did a great job. |
| 1:01.0 | It's okay, Tom. |
| 1:02.0 | You're welcome to be back. |
| 1:03.9 | You're very well. |
| 1:05.9 | Welcome to be back. |
| 1:06.9 | I do sound a bit needy, don't I? |
| 1:09.5 | Yes. |
| 1:10.5 | It's okay. |
| 1:11.5 | I can lavish praise on you, Tom. |
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