James Fletcher is a former Government Senator and former Minister for Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology in Saint Lucia.
James Fletcher has been active in climate change advocacy. He led the Caribbean’s delegation to the negotiations on the Paris Agreement in 2015 and played a key role in the Caribbean's "1.5 to Stay Alive" civil society campaign. He was recognized by Global Optimism in Profiles of Paris as one of the individuals who played a key role in the creation of the historic Paris Agreement. In 2019 he was selected as a Global Change Maker by the United Kingdom's Chevening Scholarship program.
He is the founder and managing director of the consulting company SOLORICON, and the founder and coordinator of the Caribbean Climate Justice Project.