Tessa Khan is a climate change and human rights lawyer and part of the Urgenda Foundation. In 2015, Urgenda won a historic Climate Case it had filed against the Dutch Government, forcing the Dutch State to take more measures against climate change. In her talk, Tessa lays out the role of national governments in the climate crisis, and the work of Urgenda and others in holding these governments accountable for their policies. Tessa ends by urging us to take our own action to achieve lasting political impact, by scrutinising governments and mobilising our voices to make climate change an issue that governments can no longer ignore. @tessakhan Tessa Khan is an international climate change and human rights lawyer and is currently Co-Director of the Climate Litigation Network. She has spent most of the last decade working at the intersection of human rights and sustainable development policy. She has supported grassroots, regional and international human rights movements; advised governments on their human rights obligations; and supported litigation in regional and national fora. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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