On 30 September, Professor Benito Müller, ecbi Director, participated in a virtual Dialogue with Elmaddin Mehdiyev, Finance Team Leader and Senior Negotiator, COP29 Presidency Office, and Luiz de Andrade Filho, Finance Coordinator, COP30 Presidency. The event was convened by the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC) and moderated by its Director, Sandra Guzmán.

As recorded in the Dialogue Notes (see below): “Mr. Müller emphasized the need for immediate, visible action to restore trust in climate finance. ‘Even if it’s small he said’, ‘the world needs to see that money is actually moving — even if it’s peanuts, at least it’s peanuts’.
 
He introduced the Climate Solidarity Alliance, which proposes a coalition of willing countries acting collectively outside the formal negotiations to deliver fast, tangible finance, particularly for loss and damage. Drawing on the precedent of the French air-ticket solidarity levy, he argued that such voluntary initiatives can complement slower multilateral channels.
 
Finally, Müller emphasized that the Roadmap must combine long-term milestones with short-term, trust-building actions, demonstrating that finance is flowing to those most in need.”