A Spotlight on London Climate Action Week 2025

About London Climate Action Week

As one of the world’s largest independent climate events, London Climate Action Week 2025 [LCAW] is shaping up to be its most ambitious yet. With the global climate agenda growing increasingly urgent and complex. LCAW offers a vital platform for leaders, investors, policymakers, and civil society to unite around one shared goal: accelerating meaningful, inclusive climate action.

A snapshot of what we are expecting to see during the event

This year’s programme includes over 300 in-person and virtual events, from panel discussions and interactive workshops to exhibitions and high-level forums. Here are some key topics we’re closely monitoring this year.

1. Climate Finance and Investment

With the issuance of green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked bonds expected to surpass USD 1 trillion in 2025, green finance is undergoing significant transformation, driven by mounting political pressures and rapid technological advancements. Key focus areas of discussion we are hoping to catch include:

• Building climate ambition: Strategies to meet the US$1.3 trillion climate resilience finance goal set at COP29.
• Innovative funding models: The future of impact investing, green bonds, and blended finance to unlock private capital.
• Mobilising whole-of-society action: How sectors such as the arts, fashion, education, and healthcare will continue to be engaged in the climate finance ecosystem.

2. Harnessing Technology and Data for Climate Action

AI and digital innovation are now foundational enablers of climate action. Capable of delivering more accurate, transparent, and inclusive solutions across sectors. We expect discussions at LCAW to explore:

• Accelerating decarbonisation with AI: How artificial intelligence and machine learning are improving climate risk assessments, energy systems, and monitoring.
• Addressing socio-economic challenges: The role of AI in tackling inequality by expanding access to healthcare, education, and climate-resilient infrastructure in vulnerable communities.

3. Sustainable food systems

Previous discussions at LCAW have featured a robust focus on food systems and their central role in climate action. As Paul Polman (former CEO of Unilever) noted at a past LCAW:

“You can’t solve climate change if you don’t solve the food system. If you don’t look at food holistically across your whole strategy as a government, you can’t fix it.”

This message resonates more strongly than ever in 2025, with food systems responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. This LCAW, we are interested in hearing about

• Climate-resilient agriculture:Scaling regenerative practices and technologies to adapt food systems to climate impacts.
• Storytelling and sustainability: Exploring the role ofnarratives and effective communication to catalyse sustainable decisions for consumers

Want to join us at London Climate Action Week?

Check out our panel discussion featuring Dorothy Shaver from Unilever. We will share how brands in the food sector can build powerful sustainability stories that resonate with consumers and generate lasting momentum for business.

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