22 June 2026 |

Guildhall, London Climate Action Week

Highlights from 2024

Event Summary

Key stakeholders and climate leaders from across the world met at London Climate Action Week’s Flagship Event, the Climate Innovation Forum, to highlight the critical role of the real economy in delivering the transition and harness the power of London as a leading global climate hub.

The Global Transition

The Forum opened with Sir Jim Skea’s (IPCC) warning about the rapidly closing windows of opportunity to limit warming and reduce emissions fast enough, followed by H.E Ambassador Majid Al-Suwaidi (COP28) and H.E Nigar Arpadarai (COP29) discussing the COP troika’s ambitions for securing ambitious NDCs and empowering businesses.

Future Fit Business

Businesses need clarity and support for transitioning and reporting to financial markets, as emphasized by Nicolette Bartlett (CDP), Matt Townsend (A&O Shearman), and Noelia Garcia Nebra (ISO) in conversation with Mardi McBrien (IFRS), where Noelia announced a new ISO working group to develop a net zero standard.

Finance

Key discussions featured UN Special Envoy Mahmoud Mohieldin, FinDev CEO Lori Kerr, and Nick O’Donohoe (British International Investment) on increasing financial flows to the Global South, and Celine Herweijer (HSBC) and Richard Manley (CPP Investments) on shifting portfolios toward the green economy

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