Climate professionals and other stakeholders in the food systems have intensified efforts towards accelerating global climate resilience by focusing on climate finance, agriculture, political leadership, and innovative technologies.

Rising from the London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2025, under the theme: “Financing Inclusive and Resilient Climate Transition,” the event gathered policymakers, activists, investors, and community leaders from London and around the world to explore practical responses to the climate crisis.

The 2025 edition’s focus was on bridging local action and global ambition by highlighting urgent climate issues and showcasing solutions across finance, clean energy, policy, nature and grassroots engagement.

Indigenous leadership and climate justice were also emphasised, highlighting the urgent need for inclusive governance and increased funding to support vulnerable communities worldwide.

One of the important sessions, “The Food & Climate: Levers for Change,” which focused on food systems, agriculture and sustainable farming, and hosted by ProVeg UK, highlighted how everyday food choices in schools and communities can significantly impact the climate.

By showing how small menu changes can lower emissions and improve public health, the session empowered young people and educators to take a leading role in climate action through food.

Another session, titled:  “Just Transitions in Food, Farming and Fisheries,” organised by IIED, Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), and Banana Link, highlighted the importance of protecting labour and human rights during the shift to sustainable food systems.

The dialogue opened participants’ eyes to discussions shaping the policy and investment frameworks needed to ensure that transitions in agriculture and aquaculture are both environmentally sound and socially fair.

The theme continued in the roundtable discussion – “Crisis as Catalyst: Rewiring Food and Climate Action,” which addressed the widening funding gap in transforming food and agriculture to align with 1.5°C climate targets.

Despite agrifood systems accounting for nearly 10 per cent of global GDP in hidden costs, funding remains limited. Facilitated by Duncan Williamson (IIED), the roundtable explored how global institutions, governance bodies, development banks, and policy networks must adapt to meet the complexity of today’s food-climate challenges. Participants shared bold ideas, highlighted bottlenecks, and mapped out opportunities to reform food system governance ahead of COP30.

During another session titled: “Regenerative Food Systems Scaling Impact from Soil to Shelf,” hosted by EIT Food and Regen House, the session used immersive, participatory storytelling to bring farmers’ experiences into the climate conversation.

The approach helped build shared visions for food systems that are not only climate-resilient, but also responsive to the needs of marginalised producers.

At a panel titled: “Financing regenerative agriculture at scale,” hosted by the One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) Coalition, with support from Diageo, the session delved into the nitty-gritty of how to unlock investment for landscape-level regenerative practices.

It emphasised that regenerative farming offers not just environmental benefits, but also solid opportunities for long-term impact-driven investment.

A session at the Wellcome Trust titled: “How Food System Businesses Can Deliver Co-Benefits for Climate and Health,” drew curtains on the food-climate discussion. The session offered practical corporate strategies. It showed how businesses can simultaneously lower emissions and improves public health by transforming food supply chains and product offerings.

The panel explored how food system businesses can deliver co-benefits for climate and health. It presented practical strategies that companies can adopt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also promoting public health through sustainable food systems.

It also emphasised the potential for the private sector to play a meaningful role in transforming food environments by aligning corporate sustainability goals with broader public well-being.