London Climate Action Week- Ocean Hub at Kanaloa House

Across the week, Kanaloa, Blue Marine Foundation, 10% for the Ocean, Oceanographic, ORRAA, and DEEP, will convene a diverse programme of events, panels, discussions, workshops, and informal gatherings, bringing together leaders, practitioners, and innovators working at the intersection of ocean and climate.

Info: This session explores the interdependence between global energy security and maritime geopolitics. As the race to net zero accelerates (or as the energy transition market accelerates), our ocean infrastructure—from offshore wind and tidal arrays to nuclear power and critical mineral supply chains—has become a strategic cornerstone. We will examine the vital intersection of large-scale energy development, coastal infrastructure, and nature-based restoration. Join industry leaders as we discuss how to pioneer a sustainable energy transition that works in harmony with, rather than at the expense of, our marine ecosystems.

Info: Emerging ocean technologies in sustainable shipping
Focused on what is scalable now versus what still requires patient capital and policy support.
Reality vs Hype / Potentials and pitfalls

Info: A cross-sector discussion on the role of ocean in global food security, linking fisheries, aquaculture, trade and climate resilience. Focused on where governance and finance are currently misaligned.
“Fish or famine”

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Amid rising geopolitical tensions, shrinking public budgets and growing climate scepticism, how can we ensure ocean protection remains a priority and delivers real impact on the path to 2030? This session will confront the widening gap between ambitious global targets and on-the-ground reality. We will explore how enforcement, sustainable financing and meaningful community engagement can move 30x30 beyond “paper parks” toward measurable outcomes. Bringing together perspectives from governance, science, monitoring and finance, the discussion will focus on what must align – and what must change – to safeguard ocean protection efforts in an increasingly uncertain world.

Panel discussion followed by Q&A. Speakers to be announced soon.

Info: A high-profile session showing how we can turn ocean and climate tipping points into turning points by valuing a living nature.
The sovereigns, POLICY, nature macro picture of nature on the balance sheet.

Info: The new Lancet Commission on sea-level rise and health, co-chaired by Christiana Figueres, has reframed ocean degradation as a direct public health emergency, not a distant environmental problem. This session builds on that momentum, exploring the fast-moving science connecting ocean health to human health: from microplastics in our arteries to marine organisms that could yield the next generation of cancer drugs. If the ocean is a public health system, its degradation is already a health crisis with measurable consequences.

Microplastics & Cardiovascular Risk: People with microplastics in arterial plaques face 2.1× higher heart attack/stroke risk
Mercury, Climate & Seafood Safety: Climate change is amplifying methylmercury in wild fish, reshaping dietary advice
Warming Seas, Rising Infections: Vibrio bacteria expanding into European waters as oceans warm; growing AMR concern
The Ocean's Medicine Cabinet: 30,000+ marine compounds discovered; <5% of the deep sea explored for drug leads

Event Venue

Kanaloa House, 4-7 Great Pulteney Street, London, United Kingdom

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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