CPI at London Climate Action Week 2026
CPI will organize and participate in several events during London Climate Action Week 2026.
*all times in BST
Climate Innovation Forum
đź“… Monday, 22 June; 8:00 – 18:00
Guildhall
The Climate Innovation Forum is the opening event of London Climate Action Week, bringing together 2,500 leaders from business, policy and finance to scale climate and nature solutions, and accelerate implementation.
Taking place on Monday 22 June at London’s historic Guildhall, the high-level Forum includes multiple stages, participatory roundtables, partner events and networking opportunities, providing a powerful platform for collaboration and action.
CPI is an instititional partner of the Climate Innovation Forum.
Methane action to safeguard the climate agenda
đź“… Monday, 22 June; 13:30 – 14:30
The Brewery: 52 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SD
CPI will co‑host a methane‑focused session at Climate Bonds CONNECT 2026, CBI’s flagship annual event that brings together leaders from finance, policy, and industry to accelerate credible climate investment, with CPI Director Dharshan Wignarajah moderating the discussion. Additional details will be announced as the agenda is finalized.
Accelerating Climate Finance: What are investors prioritizing?
đź“… Tuesday, 23 June; 16:00 – 19:00
​As part of London Climate Action Week, the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) will host an invite-only panel event bringing together leading voices from across the climate finance ecosystem.
​This dynamic session will convene investors spanning the concessional and commercial spectrum to share what they are actively looking to fund: offering practical insight into where climate capital is flowing today. The discussion will shed light on how public and private actors are working together to scale finance for climate solutions. The conversation will take an emerging markets perspective, and we will draw on developments across these markets to bring key themes into focus.
CPI CEO Barbara Buchner will moderate the panel.
2026 Annual Assembly of the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
đź“… Wednesday, 24 June; 9:00 – 17:00
As global climate ambition is reassessed and financial flows come under increasing scrutiny, this year’s Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance Annual Assembly will focus on a central question: how do we step up on climate finance and put cities at the core of the agenda?
Cities are where climate action is delivered, infrastructure gaps are most visible, and public and private investment can drive the greatest impact, yet they remain peripheral in many major financial and multilateral discussions. Advancing climate action means examining what is being done to move cities to the top of investment priorities.
The 2026 Assembly, hosted by EBRD, will explore how cities can access more financing across public and private channels, with a particular focus on unlocking greater private sector participation. It will also consider how cities can be more fully integrated into multilateral frameworks, decision‑making platforms, and the global financial architecture.
By bringing together policymakers, financial institutions, private investors, and city leaders, the Assembly aims to shift from broad commitments to practical pathways that position cities not just as implementers, but as strategic partners in shaping the future of climate finance.
Launch of the Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2026
đź“… Thursday, 25 June; 15:00 – 16:30, followed by a networking reception
Hosted by SOAS University
The climate finance community enters 2026 at a pivotal moment. With the New Collective Quantified Goal agreed and fiscal pressures rising, the urgent challenge is to mobilize and deploy finance at the scale the climate crisis demands. Understanding and redirecting global climate finance flows has never been more important.
This event will launch Climate Policy Initiative’s Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2026, which provides updated data and expanded insights across public and private flows, including adaptation finance and persistent gaps in vulnerable regions.
The session will bring together policymakers, investors, and climate finance leaders to discuss the report’s findings and identify near term opportunities to channel finance toward just, inclusive, and high impact transitions at a moment when decisive progress is essential.
