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SEI at London Climate Action Week 2025

Hosted annually in London, London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is a leading platform that brings together climate leaders, policymakers, researchers, businesses, and civil society to accelerate climate action. Organised to foster cross-sector collaboration, LCAW highlights solutions to the climate crisis through a diverse program of events spanning policy, finance, innovation, and community engagement.

21 to 29 June 2025
London, United Kingdom and Online

Established in 2019, London Climate Action Week (LCAW) has become a key fixture on both the national and international climate agenda. It brings together researchers, policymakers, businesses, and civil society to foster collaboration in tackling the climate crisis. The LCAW program features a wide range of activities, highlights technological innovation and encourages grassroots engagement.

SEI experts will contribute as speakers, panellists, and delegates at various partner-led events throughout the week. Topics will include net zero, air pollution, energy, transport, industry, and sustainable living—reflecting SEI’s interdisciplinary approach to climate solutions.

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All event times are listed in BST.

Speaking

Sarah West

Professor and Centre Director, SEI York

Pan on, fan on: why your home's indoor air quality matters

In this public webinar, learn how to keep your home’s air clean for you and your family.

  • Time: 13:00 – 14:30
  • Online event – open to all
  • Hosted by University of York
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Featuring

Andrew Fitzgibbon

Centre Director, SEI Oxford

Ocean climate nexus

A crucial dialogue with trailblazing voices from across conservation, finance, policy, civil society, and technology.

  • Time: 18:00-20:30
  • Location: London Business School, London
  • Hosted by: Sustainable Ocean Alliance UK
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Featuring

Sukaina Bharwani

Senior Research Fellow and weADAPT Director, SEI Oxford

Resilience that delivers: turning science into action & impact

At this pivotal Resilience Hub convening at LCAW, you will get a first glimpse of the Must-Knows and together help stress-test and shape how these insights are applied – turning top-tier science into strategy and real-world impact.

  • Time: 09:00-18:00
  • Location: Bentley Systems, 43rd floor at 6-8 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ.
  • Hosted by: The Resilience Hub
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Speaking/Featuring

Rosie Witton
Rosie Witton

Research Fellow, SEI Oxford

Ruth Butterfield
Ruth Butterfield

Senior Research Fellow, SEI Oxford

Designing change: building the UK’s transformational adaptation together

Join SEI colleagues to explore the UK-wide MACC Hub project, aimed at closing climate adaptation information gaps. Share insights, discuss key needs, and help shape its knowledge-sharing and learning efforts.

  • Time: 15:00-16:30
  • Location: Microsoft Teams and King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS.
  • Hosted by: MACC Hub, King’s College London
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Participating

Eleni Michalopoulou

SEI Affiliated Researcher

SEI York

A breath of fresh air – How collaboration is improving London’s air quality

SEI will join a roundtable at London Climate Action Week to discuss how replacing construction equipment with electric alternatives can reduce air pollution, along with industry leaders and experts.

  • Time: 17:30-20:00
  • Location: Closed event
  • Hosted by: Embassy of Sweden and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK

Participating

Sarah Foster

PhD Researcher, SEI York

Environmental education across disciplines

Dr Dale Mineshima-Lowe will share tools, and resources for integrating climate and environmental topics into almost any course. 

  • Time: 13:00-14:00
  • Location: Online
  • Hosted by: Birkbeck, University of London
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Participating

Katy Brooke

Project Coordinator, SEI York

Regional cooperation on air pollution in Africa: ACAP

The event will spotlight the Africa Clean Air Programme (ACAP) and showcase regional cooperation on air pollution across Africa. It will feature high-level representation from ACAP regional champions, the African Union Commission, the UK Government, the Government of Japan, and philanthropic partners.

  • Time: 10:30-12:00
  • Location: QEII Centre, Moore Room, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
  • Hosted by: Climate and Clean Air Coalition
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Speaking

Eleni Michalopoulou

SEI Affiliated Researcher

SEI York

Private sector practical guide launch

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) are proud to launch the latest edition of the Integrated Guide for Business Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emission Assessment. This essential resource equips companies with the tools to assess their climate and air pollutant emissions, and implement integrated strategies that address this complex challenge.

  • Time: 14:30-14:50
  • Location: QEII Centre, Moore Room, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE
  • Hosted by: Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Invitation only.

Speaking

Åsa Persson
Åsa Persson

Senior Research Fellow, SEI Headquarters

Åsa Persson is a Senior Research Fellow at SEI. She is currently on a leave of absence.

Climate Governance Forum

This forum will convene key stakeholders and offer a new platform for exchange and solutions in the diverse and growing field of climate governance.

  • Time: 13:00-18:00
  • Location: Herbert Smith Freehills, Exchange House, Primrose St, London EC2A 2EG
  • Hosted by: E3G and the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN)
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Speaking

Gary Haq

Senior Research Fellow, SEI York

Not too late, never too old: Age-inclusive climate action

Join our experts from the Climate Wisdom project to explore how to make climate action more inclusive of older people – and why it’s never too late, or too early, to get involved.

  • Time: 14:00-15:30
  • Online event – open to all
  • Hosted by SEI, University of York, Heriot-Watt University, Outside the Box, Friends of the Earth, and Meeting Centres Scotland
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Speaking

Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

Professor

SEI York

From global evidence to local action on climate and health

This event will present global evidence and explore local, scalable solutions for climate and health, with a particular focus on two key topics: healthy, sustainable cities, and action on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) or ‘super pollutants’. 

  • Time: 09:00-14:00
  • Location: LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
  • Hosted by:  Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Speaking

Åsa Persson
Åsa Persson

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2025

Positioned at a pivotal moment in the climate finance agenda, the 2025 Climate Resilience Finance Summit will shape strategies for mobilising the US$1.3 trillion resilience finance goal set at COP29.

  • Time: 09:00-17:00
  • Location: Glazier’s Hall, 9 Montague Close, London SE1 9DD
  • Hosted by: International Institute for Environment and Development
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SEI experts at London Climate Action Week 2025

Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

Professor

SEI York

Andrew Fitzgibbon

Centre Director

SEI Oxford

Sukaina Bharwani

Senior Research Fellow and weADAPT Director

SEI Oxford

Karen Brandon
Karen Brandon

Senior Communications Officer and Editor

Communications

SEI Oxford

Kevin Hicks

Professor

SEI York

Jennifer Aghaji

Communications Specialist

Communications

SEI York

Sarah West

Professor and Centre Director

SEI York

Sarah Foster

PhD Researcher

SEI York

Eleni Michalopoulou

SEI Affiliated Researcher

SEI York

Rosie Witton
Rosie Witton

Research Fellow

SEI Oxford

Gary Haq

Senior Research Fellow

SEI York

Ruth Butterfield
Ruth Butterfield

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Oxford

Åsa Persson
Åsa Persson

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

Cleo Verkuijl
Cleo Verkuijl

Senior Scientist

SEI US

Event partners and organizers