Purpose
Now in its third edition, SOCP Forum is E3G’s flagship climate politics event and is a pivotal platform for assessing the political, economic, financial, and security dynamics shaping the climate agenda. Set between Bonn and COP31, the forum offers a timely moment to take stock of progress and prospects, and bring together leading voices needed to craft the politics and geopolitics for climate safety in an increasingly complex world.
Context
Set at the midpoint of 2026, the State of Climate Politics Forum is a pivotal platform for assessing the political, economic, financial and security dynamics shaping the climate agenda. With LCAW falling between the Bonn negotiating session and COP31, the forum offers a timely convening moment to take stock of progress and prospects, and to bring together the leading voices needed to craft the politics and geopolitics for climate safety in an increasingly complex world.
A conversation between two leading youth voices shaping climate diplomacy and future generation priorities of climate action in view of the evolving international cooperation landscape.
Agenda
Speaker: Clarence Edwards, Executive Director, E3G US
Reflecting on the state of climate risks and the imperative for renewed ambition,
this opening anchors the day in connecting multilateralism and politics of urgency
to the local level in key areas such as policies to transition away from fossil fuels,
climate change adaptation and political courage to address increasing public
priorities and backlash to climate action.
Speaker: Ramón Méndez Galain, President of REN21 & Former Energy Secretary of Uruguay
As the global order rapidly shifts, climate action is both increasingly at the centre of
geopolitics and has to contend with other major pressing global crises. This panel brings
together leaders to explore what this new reality means for cooperation, competition, and the
world in flux, and how climate is being integrated across foreign policy, development,
economic, and security priorities.
Panel:
• Ana Toni, CEO, COP30, Brazil
• Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI)
• Romina Kurshid Alam, Pakistan’s Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change
• Surangel S. Whipps Jr, President of Palau
Moderator: Jurei Yada, Director of Strategic Member State Engagement, & Head of EU
Sustainable Finance, E3G
A conversation between two leading youth voices shaping climate diplomacy and
future generation priorities of climate action in view of the evolving international
cooperation landscape.
Panel:
• Marcele Oliveira, COP30 Youth Champion, COP30 Presidency
• Sally Higgins, COP31 Youth COP Champion, COP31 Presidency
Moderator: Camilla Born, CEO, Electrify Britain
Rising challenges such as weakened economic growth, fiscal pressures, economic
inequality, information manipulation, and declining trust in institutions and governments have
contributed to fragmented consensus on critical political agendas, including climate action.
This panel will examine strategic approaches to strengthening public support for the energy
transition by articulating everyday concerns and priorities in political discussions and
policies.
Panel:
• Agnes Dasewicz, Chief Investment Officer, Global Energy Alliance
• Jennie King, Non-Resident Fellow at Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and Center
for Climate and Security (CCS)
• Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, US.
• Mr Rudi Dicks, Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) in the Private Office of
the President, South Africa
• Sir Sam Ifeanyi Onuigbo, Member of the All Progressive Congress party, Nigeria, and
Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act 2021
This closing keynote sets out what renewed cooperation could look like in the
second half of this decade: multipolar, integrated, and agile, with the political
leadership and policy tools to bridge ruptures and rebuild consensus.
Speakers:
Nick Mabey OBE, Founder and CEO, E3G
Later in the day, join us for a reception at Mansion House that closes out a day focused on diplomacy, energy, and delivering the transition during London Climate Action Week 2026.
It brings together guests from the State of Climate Politics Forum and the Global Energy Transition and Electrification Summit, alongside attendees from the wider Mansion House Day side events, in one of the City of London’s most iconic civic settings.
Hosted by E3G as founder of LCAW and home to its year-round secretariat, alongside the Global Renewables Alliance, We Mean Business Coalition and LinkedIn, the reception is a high-energy convening moment for political, business, finance and workforce leaders shaping the economic and energy transition.
It is also a moment to mark the diplomatic strand of London Climate Action Week, connecting London to the growing network of climate weeks and partners around the world. At a time when the pace of investment and deployment is accelerating, the reception also creates space to reflect on the people, skills and capabilities required to turn ambition into real-world delivery.
Expect drinks, canapés and good company and the time to connect and reflect on conversations from the day and LCAW’s character as an open platform for global climate action, pragmatic, solutions-focused and a moment to celebrate the relationships and progress that make climate action possible.
The evening will feature:
- A welcome from E3G framing the themes of the day
- The launch of LinkedIn’s UK Green Skills Report,
- An electrification moment building on the headlines from the Global Energy Transition and Electrification Summit and the systems required to deliver it at scale
Register for the reception here. Registration is subject to approval.
Register here. Registration is subject to approval.
About E3G
Founded in 2004, E3G is an independent climate change think tank with a global outlook. We work at the frontier of the climate landscape, tackling the barriers and advancing the solutions to a safe climate. Our goal is to translate climate politics, economics and policies into action. E3G builds broad-based coalitions to deliver a safe climate, working closely with partners in government, politics, international institutions, donors, civil society, science and the media to leverage change.
About London Climate Action Week
London Climate Action Week (LCAW) harnesses the power of London for global and local climate action. Founded by E3G with the Mayor of London in 2019 and now in its 8th edition, LCAW is a key moment in the global climate calendar and the largest independent climate week in Europe. Follow #LCAW2026 for the latest events taking place between 20 to 28 June 2026.
