Recap - From dialogue to decarbonisation: can investor engagement deliver?

With headwinds hindering the momentum behind the low-carbon transition, investors play a critical role in in sustaining climate ambition. The dismantling or weakening of collaborative initiatives, rising ESG backlash and competing priorities are making impactful engagement increasingly difficult. 

On 23 February 2026, the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) hosted a public lecture focused on the role of the investor engagement in driving decarbonisation. You can watch above the replay of the lecture which brought together academics and market practitioners.

The session showcased academic research on what collective climate engagement has achieved and where it has fallen short. The research presentation was based on two papers below:

Following the presentation, the panel explored how active ownership, engagement and stewardship, whether undertaken individually or collectively, can help drive credible transition progress across sectors and how investor strategies differ by asset class and market.

The speakers also discussed what effective investor engagement looks like in practice, how its impact can be measured and whether current approaches can deliver the pace and scale of decarbonisation needed in a more fragmented global landscape.

Speakers:

 

We hope you found the event insightful, and we take this opportunity to thank the speakers.

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