09:00 – 09:10
Welcome address: The Rt Hon The Lady Mayor of the City of London, Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley, DBE
09:10 – 09:20
Keynote
09:20 – 10:20
Session 1: Transition Finance
09:20 – 9:50
Panel discussion: Country-level action
09:50 – 10:20
Panel discussion: Corporate-level action
10:20 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 11:45
Session 2: From fragile to financeable – de risking carbon credit markets
In collaboration with The Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
As governments and investors look to carbon credit markets to mobilise climate finance at scale, questions remain over how to turn today’s fragmented, high‑risk landscape into a mature, investable market. This high-level panel, co‑hosted with The Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, will examine how proven tools from established financial markets – such as standardised contracts, robust market infrastructure and clearer legal and regulatory frameworks – can unlock liquidity and build confidence in carbon credits as tradeable units of climate impact.
Key discussion areas will include:
- What practical steps are needed to move from project‑by‑project transactions to scalable, internationally linked carbon markets that attract institutional capital.
- How liquidity mechanisms, risk‑sharing instruments and better data can help de‑risk participation for both buyers and sellers.
- The role of governments and standard‑setters in providing the policy clarity and market “plumbing” required to make COP31 a catalyst for high‑integrity, financeable carbon credit markets.
11:45 – 12:30
Session 3: Adaptation, Resilience and pricing physical risk
In collaboration with UK Government Office for Science
As climate models predict increasingly volatile weather patterns — floods, wildfires, droughts, and other climate-driven catastrophes growing in both frequency and severity — the need for robust adaptation strategies and a standardised approach to valuing portfolio exposure to physical risks is becoming urgent. At the same time, rapid advances in data, analytics, and technology are transforming how we understand, measure, and manage physical climate risk.
This session will explore how insurers, governments and data platforms can support global best practices in risk modelling approaches. Panellists will explore the balance between climate data as a public good and climate modelling as a private service, and how innovation can support better underwriting and investment decisions.
12:30 - 1:30
Break
1:30 – 1:50
Keynote
1:50 – 2:35
Session 4: City-level finance
In collaboration with C40 Cities
This session will focus on how partnerships between financial institutions and city governments are helping to unlock the funding required for local climate action.
Cities are primary engines of the transition, but the level of infrastructure required demands private capital at an unprecedented scale. This session explores how city leaders are leveraging their balance sheets and policy levers to create bankable, large-scale investment opportunities and how financial institutions are evolving their strategies to support these essential urban climate solutions.
This session will:
- Demonstrate how cities are attracting investment and deploying private capital for decarbonization and resilience projects, employing innovative mechanisms to overcome finance barriers.
- Showcase how to catalyse investment in urban infrastructure and sustainable regeneration and provide insights from the investor perspective.
2:40 – 3:25
Session 5: Nature Finance
In collaboration with Conservation International
This session will underscore the pivotal role that high-integrity nature-based solutions play in tackling the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, and the importance of designing financial mechanisms that support and enable indigenous stewardship. Panellists will share real-world examples of nature finance in action, demonstrating how aligning high-integrity finance that delivers community benefits can unlock climate and biodiversity outcomes that are both impactful and lasting.
3:25 – 3:30
Closing remarks: Policy Chairman Elect
Timings subject to change