Client Earth is a clear-eyed look at why environmental activism is not enough to address the world's ecological problems.

Most of us would say we support environmental protections; we want clean air, water, and land.

Some of us have marched, or given environmental NGOs money. Some of us even identify as activists or eco-warriors. But really, what do those things accomplish?

In truth, activism can accomplish plenty, but it's weak if it doesn't have teeth – that is, the force of law behind it.

That's where eco-lawyers such as James Thornton, founder of the public interest environmental law firm ClientEarth, come in.

Client Earth is a book that weaves charming personal narrative with no-nonsense storytelling to take us inside the world of environmental law.

Thornton teams up with novelist Martin Goodman to present science-based inquiry blended with compelling global legal case studies and make the case for how lawyers just might save the planet.