Currently, the „who’s who“ of the energy transition scene is gathering at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue. The central question of the event revolves around what is necessary to accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Avinash Persaud is also grappling with this question. In today’s interview, the architect of the Bridgetown Initiative for fair climate financing explains the challenges faced by heavily indebted countries in the energy transition, the investment risks that wealthy countries should mitigate and how to mobilize trillions for climate financing.