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LCAW event guide

Last updated: 17:00 13 May 2026

Disclaimer - this page will be updated frequently.

Whether you’re joining LCAW in person or virtually, navigating the broad number of events that week can be a lengthy task – last year’s edition featured over 700 events and 45,000 attendees. This list outlines events for investors to keep an eye on, including discussions where IIGCC experts will be speaking or attending.

All times are in British Summer Time (BST).

Monday 22nd June

IIGCC Summit 2026

09:00 - 18:00

Kickstart London Climate Action Week at IIGCC’s flagship annual summit, bringing together investors, policymakers and market leaders to explore making sense of climate in an age of rupture and competing priorities, risks and opportunities.

Featuring keynote speakers Chuka Umunna and Sir Jim Skea, the Summit will examine how investors can navigate geopolitical uncertainty, policy shifts and energy security challenges while continuing to support progress on net zero and climate resilience. Sponsored by S&P Global.

Find out more and register

 

Tuesday 23rd June

The Automotive Sector and Corporate Lobbying: Investor Perspectives 

08:30 - 10:00

IIGCC, Storebrand, and InfluenceMap are hosting an invitation-only breakfast roundtable on the global automotive sector, focused on strengthening investor collaboration and stewardship to support electrification.

The discussion will explore how metrics on corporate policy engagement inform investor engagement, portfolio allocation, and collaboration, as well as how investors can use their voice to engage policymakers on automotive and wider climate regulations. To learn more or express interest, please contact events@influencemap.org.

UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026‌

10:00 - 16:00 

Taking place from 23-25 June, the UNEP FI Global Roundtable (GRT) is one of the UN’s largest sustainable finance convenings, bringing together leaders from finance, policy, science and the real economy alongside London Climate Action Week.

The 2026 Roundtable focuses on “From risk to resilience: financing the future”, with high level plenaries on Tuesday 23 June alongside engagement forums and leadership dialogues across the week. IIGCC has registered to attend the in-person sessions.

Learn more and register to attend virtually or in person 

Climate Group’s Opportunity Summit

All day

In partnership with the Mayor of London, the team behind Climate Week NYC is convening an invite only forum for executive leaders. Europe is facing urgent challenges and opportunities that will define its economic competitiveness for decades. The Summit focuses on senior decision making that can break down barriers, unlock investment and accelerate deployment at scale. IIGCC has been invited and plans to attend.

Global Energy Transition and Electrification Summit

14:30 - 17:30

Co-hosted by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), We Mean Business Coalition, E3G, and the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), this High-Level Ministerial-CEO Plenary Session will convene senior representatives from across governments, businesses, finance and international institutions to advance delivery of the global energy transition and electrification. IIGCC has been invited and plans to attend.

 

Wednesday 24th June 

Net Zero Delivery Summit 2026: Finance at a pivotal moment - City of London Corporation

09:00 - 16:00

The City of London Corporation’s flagship sustainable finance forum brings together investors, public authorities and market infrastructure providers to advance a credible and investable transition to net zero. This year’s discussions will focus on how finance is responding to geopolitical change, energy system disruption and rising physical climate risks, with an emphasis on practical approaches to transition finance, carbon markets and financing resilience. IIGCC has been invited and plans to attend.

Register to attend

 

Thursday 25th June

London Climate Resilience Finance Summit

08:00 - 19:30

This one-day summit brings together investors, policymakers and development finance institutions to accelerate investment in adaptation and resilience. IIGCC is an organisational partner, contributing content and speakers, and will cohost a dedicated challenge session along with British International Investment and FCDO, focused on mobilising capital for climate resilience alongside public sector partners. 

Register and learn more

World Climate Investment summit

All day

The World Climate Investment Summit, convened by the World Climate Foundation in partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group, brings together senior investors, policymakers and corporate leaders to align capital with the transition economy.

Positioned at the centre of London Climate Action Week, the 2026 Summit’s sixth edition focuses on scaling investment into energy systems, industrial transformation, resilience and nature, linking capital market decisionmakers with real economy priorities. IIGCC is a partner.

Register and view the agenda

Just Transition Finance Lab: The investor case for a just transition

14:00 – 15:30 

Our Senior Investment Specialist for Public Markets Elena Vydrine will join a panel hosted by the Just Transition Finance Lab at the LSE. This panel explores the financial case for embedding just transition considerations into investment practice, and whether the social risks and opportunities arising from impacts to workers, communities, and consumers fall within the remit of fiduciary duty. The panel features emerging research on the financial materiality of just transition risks, alongside perspectives from leading institutional investors and sustainability specialists navigating the integration of just transition into investment strategies and processes.

UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026‌ 

09:00 – 13:00

 The final day of the UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026 focuses on seniorlevel leadership dialogues exploring how finance and insurance can scale impact from COP30 to COP31. Sessions will bring together financial institutions, policymakers and international partners to examine pathways for mobilising capital at scale in support of climate action, resilience and realeconomy transition.

Learn more and register to attend virtually or in person

BNP Paribas | The Global Decommissioning Summit I Managing legacy infrastructure through transition

BNP Paribas Asset Management is hosting its 2nd Global Decommissioning Summit on 25 June to coincide with London Climate Action Week. IIGCC plans to attend – please reach out to BNP Paribas for more information.

 

Friday 26th June

Joint OECD – CETEx – IEA – IIGCC closed door roundtable: Financing small scale renewable energy in EMDEs: investor perspectives on barriers, opportunities and pathways to scale 

09:00 - 15:30 

The roundtable will bring together investors, financiers, project developers, academia, international organisations, bilateral donors and other development finance institutions to discuss the current state of play in financing small scale renewable energy in EMDEs and to explore practical pathways for scaling private investment. It will be held under the Chatham House rule as a closed-door event to foster an open and interactive discussion.