London Climate Action Week 2024 - Holocene Impact Capital

Building off of the success of last year’s London Climate Action Week (LCAW) we thought it would be helpful to again highlight some of the events taking place that caught our eye, and more importantly, where you can register to attend .

A few key points to be aware of:

Start date: Saturday, 22 June

End date: Sunday, 30 June

Events: 200+

Attendees: 45,000+

For a bit of background, this is the sixth instalment of LCAW, an annual week-long event that seeks to bring leading climate experts together. Whether it is high-profile conferences or even casual networking drinks, the point of LCAW is to meet, learn, and start acting. Whatever you choose to do that week to get involved, it should serve as a reminder as to why London is the green finance capital of the world.

Below are some of the events we are most excited about.

Conferences and seminars

Climate Innovation Forum

Host: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the City of London Corporation
Date & Time: Thursday, 27 June, 9am-6pm
Location: Guildhall, Gresham Street, EC2V 7HH, London
“The Climate Innovation Forum returns for the 6th year as a Flagship Event of London Climate Action Week on Thursday 27th June in London’s Guildhall.”

Climate Investment Summit

Host: LCAW & LSEG
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26 June, 8.30am-6pm
Location: London Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square, EC4M 7LS, London
“This Summit unites stakeholders to accelerate investments in clean energy, decarbonisation, and nature at a critical juncture in history. It employs a pioneering approach, achieving results through sector-specific, market-driven actions in innovation, financing, and regulatory reform.”

UK Business Group Alliance for Net Zero Business Leaders’ Summit

Host: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26 June, 9.30am-4pm
Location: The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, W8 6AG, London
“This Summit will be a cross-sector working forum featuring a series of parallel workshops involving participants in discussions around a number of policy topics where the UK government needs to increase its net-zero ambition & implementation efforts.”

Sustainable Finance Forum: London

Host: Bloomberg
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25 June, 12pm-6pm
Location: Bloomberg, Queen Victoria St, EC4N 4TQ, London
“Join us on June 25th during London Climate Action Week, at our second Sustainable Finance Forum London, where regulators, industry experts and financial markets participants will discuss these complexities and how they are navigating the evolving sustainable finance landscape”

IIGCC Net Zero Summit 2024

Host: The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26 June, 09am-7pm
Location: 11 Cavendish Square, W1G 9EB, London
“This event will bring pioneers who have overcome hesitation within their own organisations to discuss how they have achieved this in our four dialogues, which include panel sessions followed by table discussions.Applications for each of these dialogues can be made, with places being prioritised to specific private sector organisations, according to the discussion being hosted. Once accepted into these places attendees can also participate in a networking lunch and drinks reception.”

Countdown to COP29: Raising Global Ambition on the Road to Baku

Host: Grantham Institute
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26 June, 11.30am-5.30pm
Location: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, SW7 5BD, London
“Taking place midway between COP28 and COP29, this event will bring together climate negotiators, policy experts, and scientists to discuss what steps are needed to ensure that countries deliver an ambitious set of national plans. We will also discuss what key issues need to be addressed at COP29 in Baku to unlock meaningful action to limit global temperature rise and to address the impacts of a changing climate.”

State of Climate Politics Forum

Host: E3G
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25 June, 08.30am-4.30pm
Location: Mansion House, Walbrook, EC4N 8BH, London
“The State of Climate Politics Forum is a high-level international event which provides a new forum for examining how climate change is shaping and impacted by broader international and national politics.”

Get the Money Moving: How to close the UK green investment gap

Host: Oliver Wyman and CDP
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25 June, 08.30am-10am
Location: 30 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8BF, London
“Join Oliver Wyman and CDP at London Climate Action Week to explore actionable solutions to close the UK green investment gap. We will build on insights and case studies from our latest report, Get the Money Moving, based on an analysis of responses from more than 1,600 European companies disclosing through CDP.”

Receptions & networking

London Climate Action Week Gala Dinner

Host: LCAW
Date & Time: Thursday, 27 June, 7.30pm-10.30pm
Location: Guildhall, Gresham Street, EC2V 7HH, London
“This prestigious dinner celebrates London’s role in delivering global climate action. It convenes leaders from the UK’s dynamic climate community alongside visiting dignitaries and international guests at this midpoint in the global climate calendar.”

Bankers for Net Zero Flagship Parliamentary Reception

Host: Bankers for Net Zero
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26 June, 6.30pm-10.30pm
Location: Terrace Pavilion, House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, SW1A 0AA, London
“Bankers for Net Zero’s flagship London Climate Action Week reception marks an inflection point in our collective journey to a just and resilient low carbon future.”

London Climate Action Week ClimateTech start up drinks

Host: techUK
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25 June, 4.30pm-6.30pm
Location: 10 St Bride St, EC4A 4AD, London
“This event is part of London Climate Action Week and the drinks reception will be a great way to hear from the ‘Climate Tech Policy Coalition’ and meet with peers, investors and founders who believe in how tech can address the climate crisis.”

Reddie & Grose London Climate Action Week Reception 2024

Host: Reddie & Grose LLP
Date & Time: Wednesday 26 June, 6.30pm-late
Location: Reddie & Grose LLP, The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, E1 8QS, London
“Our event is an opportunity to connect, learn and exchange views with specialists, innovators and advisors at the front line of the UK’s green revolution. Don’t miss our reception for London Climate Action Week.”

Climatetech Networking Dinner

Host: SET Ventures, Octopus Ventures and Snowflake
Date & Time: Thursday, 27 June, 6pm-10.30pm
Location: WC2H 9NQ
“As a member of the energy and climatetech community, we invite you to join us for this exclusive, invite-only networking dinner hosted by SET Ventures, Snowflake and Octopus Ventures. After some opening drinks, we’ll host a short panel to generate conversation for the evening as we delve into the current opportunities and gaps that exist in the climatetech sector before we sit down to a 3-course dinner.”

A Climate Evening at Lloyd’s of London

Host: Gateway & Lloyds of London
Date & Time: Thursday, 27 June, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Location: Lloyd’s of London, 1 Lime St, EC3M 7HA, London
“For London Climate Action Week we are holding space to bring insurtechs, insurers and investors together. These casual networking drinks – held at the home of insurance, The Old Library at Lloyd’s of London – will give you an opportunity to mingle with people working at the intersection of climate, technology, insurance and venture.”

Webinars

Beyond Profit: How Can the Economy Evolve to Work for People and the Planet?

Host: Doughnut Economics Action Lab & ethex
Date & Time: Tuesday, 25 June, 11am-12pm
Location: Webinar
“In this online panel discussion, we’ll be taking a closer look at the relationship between finance and the climate crisis and what actions can be taken at a grassroots, community level to shift the economy to help reverse the problem.”

Navigating the Net Zero transition for cities & regions

Host: The Carbon Trust
Date & Time: Wednesday, 26 June, 9.30am-10.30am
Location: Webinar
“The UK’s Net Zero Strategy highlighted that 82% of UK emissions are within the scope of local influence. The delivery challenge is complex, however, and a step change in mindset is needed, introducing new working practices and greater emphasis on collaboration and delivery of local plans with communities, businesses and infrastructure providers fully engaged. This event will explore how local authorities and other actors are using their influence to plan and deliver effective place-based local Net Zero action.”