Events

Physical climate risk is materialising faster than financial systems are adapting to it. Despite increasing awareness across the financial sector, credit risk frameworks remain calibrated on historical data, insurance is treated as a static condition of lending, and investment in adaptation and resilience (A&R) continues to be systematically undervalued in credit decisions. The result is a financial system that is, in aggregate, accumulating climate risk faster than it is pricing it.

Guided by this year’s theme ‘Delivering the clean transition in a risky world’, the UK Business Leaders’ Summit returns to London Climate Action Week 2026, bringing together leading voices from business and policy to drive action, unlock investment, and accelerate delivery of the UK’s ambition to become a clean energy superpower.

Bringing together 120 climate business leaders from across the economy — from SME energy companies to multinational banks — to celebrate climate innovation on the road to COP31.

This one‑day event aims to bring together University of Cambridge researchers from all disciplines addressing climate change and/or nature conservation, showcasing world‑leading research on energy, materials, infrastructure, conservation, food, health, policy, law, and more.