London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is an annual independent climate festival that attracts tens of thousands of participants—global leaders, civil society organizations, and the business community—from around the world. In 2026, the nine-day event featured hundreds of events, from grassroots community gatherings to major international conferences, with a primary focus on advancing four impact goals: shaping global climate policy, delivering a resilient and net-zero UK, uniting London's "climate clusters," and mobilizing whole-of-society. TESS participated in, and supported, a variety of events exploring the nexus of trade, climate and sustainable development at this year’s LCAW.
Event Date:
20–28 June 2026
Event Location:
London, UK
Organizing / Co-Organizing
TESS organized / co-organized the following events at LCAW:
Monday, 22 June 2026
- Event: The State of Play on Climate, Trade, and Sustainable Development: Strategic Priorities on the Road From Bonn to COP31 and Beyond
Logistics: London, UK; 12:00-13:30 BST; by invitation.
Organizers: TESS, the Remaking Trade Project, and Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G).
Summary: This lunchtime roundtable brought together some 20 leading experts on trade, climate, and sustainable development issues to share views on: a) the first Mutirão Climate and Trade Dialogue in Bonn in June and other emerging climate-trade initiatives, and b) priority actions at the nexus of climate, trade and sustainable development on the road to COP31, SB66 and beyond.
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- Event: Remaking Global Trade Governance: Trade, Climate, and Global Cooperation in a Fragmenting World
Logistics: 18 Smith Square, Westminster, London, UK (and Online); 14:00-17:00 BST; registration required.
Organizers: TESS, ODI Global, the Remaking Trade Project, the African Future Policies Hub, and the LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa
Summary: This hybrid event was co-hosted by TESS, ODI Global, the Remaking Trade Project, the African Future Policies Hub, and the LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. The high-level conversation brought together policymakers, trade experts, academics and private sector representatives to explore how global trade governance must evolve to remain inclusive, sustainable and equitable in a multipolar world.
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Tuesday, 23 June 2026
- Event: Exploring Trade Dimensions of the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels: Informal Expert Conversation
Logistics: London, UK; 11:30-12:45 BST; by invitation.
Organizer: TESS.
Summary: This informal expert conversation explored the trade dimensions of the transition away from fossil fuels, including in the context of the follow-up to the Santa Marta conference. The conversation brought together a core group of experts working at the intersection of trade, climate, and sustainable development to explore how trade policy and international trade cooperation can help accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.
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Remaking Global Trade Governance: Trade, Climate and Global Cooperation in a Fragmenting World
Monday, 22 June 2026: TESS co-hosted this two-session high-level conversation with ODI Global, the Remaking Trade Project, the African Future Policies Hub, and the LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. Session I (left) explored trade, climate, and security in a multipolar world.
Participating
TESS will participate in the following events at LCAW:
Friday, 19 June to Saturday, 20 June 2026
- Event: Harnessing Headwinds: How to Supercharge Cooperation for Climate and Energy Stability?
Logistics: Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, UK; by invitation.
Organizers: Ditchley Park
Summary: As global instability and rising fuel prices dominate government priorities within a narrowing window for managing greenhouse gas emissions, this summit convened leaders from pivotal alliances, funders, and movements to discuss pragmatic, mutually reinforcing ways forward.
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Monday, 22 June 2026
- Event: Executive Breakfast Roundtable: Scaling Investments in Regenerative Agriculture
Logistics: London, UK; 08:30-10:00; by invitation.
Organizers: Building Bridges, Lombard Odier, and Morningstar.
Summary: This roundtable discussion focused on the role of capital in accelerating the transition to more resilient, productive, and nature positive food and land use systems. Participants explored the investment case for regenerative agriculture, the barriers that continue to limit institutional capital flows, and the enabling conditions needed to scale investments in regenerative agriculture. The roundtable brought together a curated group of investors, policymakers, as well as corporate and civil society leaders to discuss how regenerative agriculture can move from promising practice to investable, scalable opportunity.
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
- Event: Green Trade and African Agency: Seizing the Moment for Green Industrialisation, Critical Minerals Value Chains, and Climate-Resilient Development in Africa
Logistics: London, UK; 09:30-11:00 BST; by invitation.
Organizers: African Climate Foundation, Climateworks Foundation, and Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa.
Summary: African governments and institutions have advanced proposals to expand policy space for green industrialization within the multilateral trading system and are increasingly exploring how trade, climate, and industrial policies can be aligned to support long-term development objectives. This panel brought together policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and funders to examine how Africa can translate its strategic advantages into greater value creation, economic transformation, and climate-resilient development.
- Event: How will China’s Emerging Food Strategy Reshape Global Food Systems and their Environmental Impacts?
Logistics: London, UK; 14:00-16:15 BST; by invitation.
Organizers: Chatham House, in collaboration with Brunswick Group Advisory Limited and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Summary: The roundtable first discussed China’s emerging food strategy, including its goals, likely implementation and chances of success. It then considered the implications of the strategy for food security, sustainable agriculture production, and efforts to protect natural capital and tackle climate change.
- Event: From Crisis to Security: Cross-cutting Solutions for a Just Energy Transition
Logistics: Fordham University, London, UK; 14:30-17:00 BST; by invitation.
Organizers: Climate Strategies
Summary: This event, organized by Climate Strategies, aimed to strategically leverage this moment between the Santa Marta conference and the delivery of the Transition away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF) Roadmap to help shape an agenda for global action.
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Tuesday, 26 June 2026: Dominic Coppens, Senior Fellow, Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development at TESS (far left) speaks at "From Crisis to Security: Cross-cutting Solutions for a Just Energy Transition," (organized by Climate Strategies).
