From a Spiral of Distrust to a Circle of Trust in the Climate Affair discusses how to redirect private wealth from high-net-worth individuals towards low-carbon investments. It proposes that redirecting 5-10% of the yearly savings of the world's 56.1 million millionaires, who hold around half of global wealth, could fund the necessary scaling up of low-carbon projects and infrastructure. Upfront de-risking of projects through guarantees and recognizing climate mitigation assets could attract more private financing while freeing up public funds for adaptation. Credible multi-sovereign initiatives with agreed assessment rules could help transition from a spiral of distrust to a circle of trust between developed and developing countries in climate