Global Climate Leadership Forum
About Us
GCLF has been established to strengthen global cooperation and enable collective leadership for climate and sustainability. By convening diverse stakeholders and aligning ambition with action, the Forum supports the development of practical pathways that drive measurable progress.
The global climate transition is entering a critical decade. Governments, businesses, and financial institutions are advancing commitments on net-zero, clean energy, resilience and sustainable growth, yet progress remains uneven and fragmented.
Climate action today engages a wide range of actors and initiatives, making coordinated leadership and collective action essential to achieve scale and address real-world implementation challenges. This demonstrates a clear need for a credible, high-level global platform that can bring these dimensions together into a coherent climate leadership agenda.
What We Do
Through strategic dialogue, shared understanding, and coordinated engagement, GCLF works to convert commitments into credible, investable and impactful outcomes that enhance long-term environmental, social and economic resilience.
Leadership & Dialogue
We facilitate high-level dialogue among global leaders to shape shared understanding, strengthen trust and drive coordinated climate action.
Knowledge & Insights
We generate research, perspectives, and practical guidance that inform decision-making and support effective implementation.
Collaboration & Partnerships
We build bridges across sectors and geographies to foster cooperation, shared learning and joint action.
Implementation Support
We enable practical pathways for translating ambition into on-the-ground results through aligned strategies and partnerships.
Why Choose
The Forum
GCLF operates at the intersection of leadership, collaboration and implementation enabling a coordinated response to the world’s most pressing climate and sustainability challenges.
Governments and public institutions
Shaping policy frameworks and enabling regulatory environments
Corporate and industry leaders
Driving innovation, investment, and implementation of sustainable business
Financial institutions and investors
Mobilising capital and developing financial solutions
Civil society and community organisations
Promoting inclusive participation
International and multilateral partners
Strengthening global cooperation
Academic and research institutions
Generating evidence-based insights
Key Statistics
The global climate challenge is defined by numbers that demand urgent action.
From rising emissions to shrinking carbon budgets, the data underscores the scale of transformation required across economies and industries.
400–500 GtCO₂
1.5°C Carbon Budget Remaining
36.8 GtCO₂
Global CO₂ Emissions
140 countries (90% of global GDP)
Net-Zero Commitments
$4–6 trillion per year
Climate Finance Gap
Sectors
Addressing climate change requires transformation across interconnected economic and natural systems. GCLF’s efforts span three integrated sectoral pillars to ensure coordinated, scalable, and sustainable impact.
Energy, Industry & Infrastructure
Decarbonising the engines of economic growth is critical to achieving net-zero goals. This includes power generation, renewable energy, industrial processes, manufacturing, transport infrastructure, and emerging clean technologies enabling large-scale emissions reduction and systemic transition.
Nature-Based Solutions, Agriculture & Forestry
Healthy ecosystems are central to climate mitigation and resilience.
This includes sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, forestry management, biodiversity conservation, land restoration, water systems and carbon sequestration initiatives strengthening natural capital while supporting livelihoods and food security.
Finance, Markets & Governance Systems
Sustainable transformation requires aligned policy, credible markets, and mobilised capital. This includes climate finance, carbon markets, regulatory frameworks, corporate transition strategies and international cooperation strengthening the enabling ecosystem that drives climate ambition into measurable outcomes.