London Climate Action Week 2026: Daily Update - 22 June

London Climate Action Week opened today, with partners focused on turning ambition into delivery on the road to COP31. Across the city, governments, businesses, philanthropies, cities, international organizations, and civil society are coming together on a shared challenge, accelerating implementation at scale. From methane regulation and clean air to health, economic competitiveness, and climate finance, today's discussions reflected a shared view that climate action needs to show real returns for communities, economies, and governments.

Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme Donor Roundtable

The day began at the House of Lords, where the Baroness Sheehan, Clean Air Task Force, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Global Methane Hub, and the CCAC convened governments, philanthropic funders, and technical partners to explore the next phase of the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme (FFRP). 

The event opened with remarks from Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, UK Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and His Excellency Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability of the United Arab Emirates, highlighting growing international momentum behind practical action to reduce methane emissions.

As part of the discussions, it was announced that Egypt, Brazil, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have joined the FFRP, expanding support for countries strengthening regulatory frameworks to reduce methane emissions from oil, gas, and coal operations.

Participants discussed how stronger national methane governance can help translate political commitments into measurable emissions reductions, reinforcing efforts such as the Methane Regulator-to-Regulator Network and the UK-led fossil fuel methane declaration.

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Building Multi-Level Partnerships for Super Pollutant Action

Climate Group and the CCAC brought together national governments, cities, subnational networks, philanthropies, and implementation partners to examine how action on methane and other super pollutants can be better coordinated across levels of government, with particular attention to waste, transport, cooling, and energy.

Discussions explored opportunities to strengthen cooperation between national commitments and local implementation, building momentum around initiatives such as SMAC.

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From Pledge to Practice: Accelerating the Global Methane Pledge

Later, the Environmental Investigation Agency convened governments, philanthropy, and implementation partners to discuss how to translate methane commitments into measurable results, reflecting on lessons from the Global Methane Pledge and exploring mechanisms including the Super Pollutant Country Action Accelerator. Discussions focused on strengthening institutions, expanding technical support, improving accountability, and mobilizing finance.

Financing Super Pollutant Action in the Fossil Fuel Sector

Hosted by the Climate Policy Initiative, Climate Bonds Initiative, and the CCAC, this roundtable brought together government, finance, industry, civil society, and technical organizations including the Clean Air Task Force, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter.

Discussions addressed the persistent challenge of financing methane mitigation in the fossil fuel sector, including gaps in transparency, investment tracking, and reporting, and explored how stronger disclosure frameworks and clearer market signals could unlock greater investment in one of the fastest, most cost-effective mitigation opportunities available.

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The Economic Case for Action on Climate and Clean Air

The day concluded at the London School of Economics, where the Grantham Research Institute and the CCAC convened leaders from government, academia, philanthropy, development finance, and international organizations to explore how climate and clean air action can be framed through the lenses of economic resilience, productivity, competitiveness, health, and energy security.

The event featured contributions from Eamon Ryan (former Minister for the Environment and Transport of Ireland and CCAC Co-Chair), Sean Maguire (Clean Air Fund), Rachel Huxley (Wellcome Trust), Valerie Hickey (World Bank), and Professor Simon Dietz (LSE, co-chair of the forthcoming Global Economic Assessment of Climate and Clean Air). Discussions built momentum toward the launch of the CCAC Global Economic Assessment in September, in an interactive format.

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Looking Ahead

Tomorrow at 9:00 BST, the UN Secretary-General will deliver a special address at London Climate Action Week on the global response to the climate and energy crises. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, he will set out how the worsening climate crisis and growing energy insecurity are rooted in continued dependence on fossil fuels, and outline a pathway built on renewable energy, stronger international cooperation, and science-based action.The Secretary-General highlights how renewable energy offers the clearest route to energy security, affordability and resilience. He also makes an urgent call to action to cut methane emissions, one of the fastest and most powerful drivers of global warming. Alongside a COP31/IEA High-Level Dialogue on the Energy Transition, methane and other super pollutants will be center stage.

Stay tuned for more updates.