Climate Bonds at London Climate Action Week 2025

London Climate Action Week 2025 is just around the corner, and Climate Bonds will once again be joining the global climate community to shape the future of sustainable finance. With our team set to take part in over 20 key events, we will be contributing to high-level discussions on transition planning, resilience, blended finance, and more. 

This blog provides a day-by-day breakdown of the events where Climate Bonds will be present during London Climate Action Week, highlighting the many ways we’ll be advancing the conversation on green and transition finance. 
 

Our delegation: 

• Sean Kidney, CEO and Co-founder
• Anna Creed, Director of Thought Leadership
• Rosamund Barker, General Counsel
• Caroline Harrison, Director of Technical Development
• Clodagh Muldoon, Head of Research
• Magali Van Coppenolle, Head of Global Policy
• Matteo Bigoni, Head of Taxonomy
• Zalina Shamsudin, Head of Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
• Jaspreet Hayre-Bryson, Head of Programme Assurance and Learning
• Lily Burge, Policy Manager
• Aishwarya Sankar, Sustainability Analyst and CBRT Coordinator
• Meggie Eloy, Senior Analyst
• Sabine Laurent, Senior Analyst – Transitions
• India Langley, Sustainability Analyst (Agri Food)
• Jackie Na, Certification Analyst
• Xinru Xu, Sustainable Debt Analyst

If you’d like to arrange a meeting or connect with a member of our team, please get in touch at info@climatebonds.net. 
 

Our LCAW 2025 event: 
 

Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy – A Common Language for Financing Climate Resilience | Monday, June 23rd | 13:00-15:00 

As part of LCAW 2025, this session organised by Climate Bonds Initiative in partnership with Cadlas, with Eversheds as venue sponsor, will bring together capital market leaders, policymakers and technical experts for a focused discussion on scaling adaptation finance. The event will provide an in-depth look at the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy and its role in identifying and supporting investment in climate-resilient assets. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Sean Kidney, Matteo Bigoni (panellists), Aishwarya Sankar (MC), Anna Creed, Caroline Harrison, Rosamund Barker, Jaspreet Hayre-Bryson, Zalina Shamsudin, Jackie Na, Xinru Xu, (attendance) 
 

Where to find us: 

 

Monday, June 23rd  
 

Man Group | 08:00 

Closed-door fireside chat held under Chatham House Rules. 

Climate Bonds representative: Sean Kidney  

Net Zero Delivery Summit 2025 | 8:30-13:30 
 
Invitation-only summit convening leaders across finance, policy, and sustainability to move beyond pledges and accelerate real climate action. 
 
Climate Bonds representative: Lily Burge (attendance) | More information 

Global Grids Roundtable | 11:30-13:30 
 
The Green Grids Initiative (GGI) will bring together the international grids ecosystem at HSBC’s headquarters during London Climate Action Week to build consensus in support of an ambitious Action Agenda, delivering on the COP29 Global Grids Pledge, and elevate the discussion in grids ahead of COP30. 
 
Climate Bonds representative: Sean Kidney (attendance) | More information 

Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) – State of EU Sustainable Finance Policy and Regulation | 14:00-15:00 

Closed-door session hosted by Bloomberg, focused on the current state of EU Sustainable Finance Policy and Regulation. 

Climate Bonds representative: Sean Kidney (panellist) 

Howden De-risking Summit 2025 | 14:00-19:30 
 
The De-Risking Summit 2025 will explore how we can collectively address the climate-driven insurability challenge and catalyse insurance for climate action. 
 
Climate Bonds representative: Lily Burge (attendance) | More information 

Financing Resilience: Blended Capital for Climate, Nature and Livelihoods | 17:00 

Invite-only session hosted by FSD Africa and Freshfields. 

Climate Bonds representative: Lily Burge (attendance) 

Tuesday, June 24th 

Moody’s – Transition in a Multipolar World: Implications for Credit Markets | 08:00-12:00 

In-person briefing exploring how global policy shifts are reshaping transition risks and sustainable finance opportunities for companies, investors, and governments. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Sean Kidney (panellist), Lily Burge and Anna Creed (attendance) | More information 

The decommissioning Challenge: An Emerging Ecosystem | 08:30-13:00 
 
Event dedicated to exploring the role decommissioning reserve funds have in accelerating the energy transition, emerging financial solutions to help fund this transition, and best practices learned across sectors and geographies. 
 
Climate Bonds representative: Clodagh Muldoon (attendance) | More information 

 More Than Metrics: Enriching Transition Data for Better Decisions | 09:00-14:00 
 
Climate Arc and the ClimateWorks Foundation are joining forces to convene a hands-on working session with technical leaders across the transition ecosystem to bring collective expertise to bear on the most urgent and unresolved questions in transition analysis. 
 
Climate Bonds representatives: Sabine Laurent and India Langley (attendance) | More information 

 Methane Finance Workshop | 09:00-12:00 

Closed-door workshop organised by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Global Methane Hub (GMH), and the Super Pollutant Action Alliance. This session will convene a select group of strategic finance actors from multilateral development banks (MDBs), re-granters, governments, and civil society to focus on using grants to catalyse greater MDB lending in the waste and agriculture sectors. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Caroline Harrison and Magali Van Coppenolle (attendance) 

Roundtable on Macroeconomic Resilience in Small States | 11:00-13:00 
 
Closed-door roundtable hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat and auctusESG.  
 
Climate Bonds representative: Lily Burge (lead discussant)  

Turning Corporate Transition Intelligence into Action | 11:30-13:00 
 
This invite-only panel, organised by RMI and UK Finance, will bring together financial institutions to discuss current and emerging practices for assessing corporate transition plans, business strategies, and investment dependencies to inform decision-making. 
 
Climate Bonds representative: Anna Creed (attendance) 

 Methane Funders Luncheon | 12:00-13:30 

This invite-only luncheon will bring together key funders in the methane finance ecosystem, following directly after the Methane Finance Workshop.

Climate Bonds representative: Magali Van Coppenolle (attendance) 

Accelerating Climate Finance: A Conversation with Investors and Innovators | 16:30-19:00 

Panel and networking session co-hosted by CPI, MUFG Bank, and the Green Guarantee Company, showcasing innovative financial instruments developed by the Lab. The discussion will focus on public-private collaboration and practical solutions from Lab alumni across sectors and geographies. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Magali Van Coppenolle and Lily Burge   (attendance) | More information 

 
Wednesday, June 25th 
 

Climate Innovation Forum 2025 | 08:00 

Climate Bonds is a partner of this high-level forum, organised by Climate Action in collaboration with the City of London Corporation. The event will focus on translating promises into tangible actions, harnessing the power of London as a global climate hub. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Magali Van Coppenolle and Lily Burge (attendance) | More information 

Global Property Linked Finance Initiative | 12:00-14:00 
 
Preliminary meeting of the Advisory Group (AG) for the Global Property Linked Finance Initiative (GPLFI), with Climate Bonds participating as a partner organisation. 

Climate Bonds representative: Aishwarya Sankar (panellist) 

Transition planning for insurers: how to accelerate the scaling of transition solutions | 14:30-15:30 

Hosted by EY, this roundtable discussion will explore how through transition actions and planning the insurance sector can play a crucial role in enabling the transition to net zero. This session will focus on how insurers can leverage their underwriting and investment portfolios to accelerate the scaling of transition solutions. 

Climate Bonds representative: Lily Burge (attendance) | More information 

UK-China Transition Finance Roundtable | 15:00 

Closed-door roundtable co-hosted by HSBC and the Bank of Communication. 

Climate Bonds representative: Sean Kidney (panellist) 

Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Event | 17:30 

Invite-only event. Sean Kidney will be speaking on the panel discussion "Accelerating Global Decarbonisation: Investing in Australia's Green Economy." 

Thursday, June 26th 

2025 Annual General Meeting of the Principles | 13:00-17:30 

Meeting of the Members and Observers of the Principles, where the Executive Committee of the Principles and ICMA will present in detail the recent guidance and work of the Executive Committee and its Working Groups, as well as report back on the activities of the Advisory Council. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Sean Kidney and Sabine Laurent (attendance) | More information 

 
Friday, June 27th 

Climate Resilience Finance Summit | 09:00-17:00 
 
High-level plenary sessions with government ministers, finance leaders, insurers, investors, and frontline practitioners. Discussions will address how to mobilise and scale finance for climate resilience. 

Climate Bonds representatives: Meggie Eloy and Lily Burge (attendance) | More information

With a full week of discussions ahead, LCAW 2025 offers a chance to collaborate, share knowledge, and drive progress. We look forward to engaging with many of you across the events, and we’ll be updating this space as further confirmations come in.

‘Til Next Time

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