The world’s rich nations will need to invest $100 bn every year if they are to help developing countries mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt to them. How can these investments best be directed so that they also reduce poverty? What instruments do European governments and the EU have to ensure that climate funds are used in a sustainable and equitable manner? Can public and private climate finance for poor countries as well as the proposed African Green Fund help developing countries leapfrog to a climate-resilient and resource efficient growth model? This upcoming Cafe Crossfire debate will feature the following speakers:Erik Solheim, Norway’s Minister of the Environment and International DevelopmentJos Delbeke, European Commission Director General for Climate ActionSigrid Kaag, Assistant Secretary General and Director of the Partnerships Bureau, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Marc Pallemaerts, Senior Fellow and Head of Environmental Governance programme, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Moderated by Giles Merritt, Secretary General of Friends of Europe and Willy De Backer, Head of the Greening Europe Forum of Friends of Europe