CCFLA at London Climate Action Week 2025
CCFLA will organize and participate in several events during London Climate Action Week 2025.
LUCI-PPF Connector Workshop 2025
Monday, 23 June; 1:00pm – 5:30pm
EBRD
This workshop, hosted by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), will focus on scaling project preparation support for cities. It will bring together city networks, project preparation facilities (PPFs), financial institutions, and governments to advance a shared vision for strengthening the project preparation ecosystem and closing the urban climate finance gap. The workshop will also serve as a platform to shape the next phase of CCFLA’s work, particularly through the Leadership for Urban Climate Investment (LUCI) and PPF Connector programs, in alignment with this collective vision.
Cities Climate Action Summit: Scaling up climate finance for cities – what sub-national leaders need from COP30
Tuesday 24 June; 5:00 – 5:50pm
Virtual
With COP30 set to take place in Brazil, cities and sub-national governments are making their voices heard in the global climate finance debate. While national governments negotiate high-level commitments, local leaders are the ones implementing climate action on the ground – yet they often lack direct access to international climate funds. CPI Senior Analyst, Jessie Press-Williams, will speak on this panel that will bring together city and regional leaders to discuss what they need from COP30 to accelerate urban climate action.
Other speakers will include:
Daniel Stander, Deputy Chair, Resilient Cities Network
Anton Nikitin, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Vilnius
Lin O’Grady, Head of EBRD Green Cities, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Investing in cities: strengthening collaboration to advance urban resilience financing
Wednesday, 25 June
Invite-only
As the global urban population continues to grow and cities face increasingly severe climate shocks, the need for scalable, coordinated climate finance solutions has never been more urgent. This roundtable, hosted by Howden, Resilient Cities Network, and the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors to explore how to unlock and scale urban climate finance, with a focus on strengthening cross-sectoral collaboration and the enabling conditions needed to accelerate investment. Building on the work of CCFLA, Resilient Cities Network, and Howden, the discussion will examine the role of insurance in advancing resilience, highlight successful collaboration models, and gather practical recommendations to inform the 2025 Global Risk and Resilience Fellowship report.
Cities Climate Action Summit: Strengthening the role of cities in global climate finance mechanisms
Wednesday, 25 June; 4:25pm – 5:20pm
County Hall, London
CPI Associate Director Priscilla Negreiros will participate in this panel which will bring together city leaders, climate finance experts, and multilateral fund representatives to explore the barriers cities face in accessing global climate finance and discuss policy solutions that can unlock direct funding pathways. The discussion will highlight the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) and other advocacy efforts to strengthen the role of cities in global finance discussions, ensuring that sub-national governments are recognised as key actors in achieving global climate goals.
Annual Assembly of the Cites Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
Thursday, 26 June
The 2025 Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) Annual Assembly will bring together key stakeholders to address one of the most urgent challenges of our time: mobilizing climate finance for cities. As home to over half the world’s population and responsible for more than 80% of global GDP, cities are on the frontlines of the climate crisis—experiencing its impacts while holding enormous potential for change. With an estimated USD 29.4 trillion climate investment opportunity in emerging market cities by 2030, there is a clear need to channel significantly more finance toward sustainable urban solutions like green buildings, public transport, and renewable energy.
Despite this potential, current urban climate finance flows fall far short of what is needed to meet global climate goals. The 2025 Assembly will serve as a platform to advance actionable solutions for scaling urban climate finance and overcoming persistent barriers. By convening city leaders, financial institutions, and development partners, CCFLA aims to drive momentum toward equipping cities with the resources they need to lead a just, resilient, and sustainable climate transition.
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