Mission Innovation is a global initiative to accelerate public and private

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innovation to address climate change, make clean energy affordable to consumers, and create

green jobs Green jobs (green-collar jobs, sustainability jobs, eco jobs or environmental jobs) are, according to the United Nations Environment Program, "work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and ser ...

and commercial opportunities.

History

Mission Innovation was announced at COP21 on 30 November 2015 by

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of the United States, on behalf of the founding Governments. At the same time

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launched Breakthrough Energy. Also on stage for the launch was President Hollande of France and

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of India. At the launch, 20 countries committed to double their respective

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

over the five years to 2020. For the

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, this translates into an additional $4 billion by the end of 2020. The countries include the five most populous (as at 2015): China, India, the United States, Indonesia, and Brazil. All 20 launch partner countries represent 75 percent of the world's emissions from electricity, and over 80 percent of the world's clean energy R&D investment. Scientists, academics, and officials who had called for a

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earlier in 2015 commented that the group should set a specific target to make clean electricity cheaper to produce than coal, preferably by 2025.

Technology focus

In November 2016, the member governments agreed to co-ordinate their efforts around seven "Innovation Challenges," and added an eighth Innovation Challenge in 2018. They are: *

Smart grid The smart grid is an enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices. Two-way flows of electricity and information could improve the delivery network. Research is main ...

s * Off-grid access to electricity *

Carbon capture Carbon capture may refer to: * Carbon capture and storage Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial installations is separated before it is released into the atmosphere, then transported to a l ...

* Sustainable biofuels * Converting sunlight into

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s * Clean energy materials to sequester carbon in useful materials * Affordable heating & cooling of buildings * Renewable and clean

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Participating countries

The following are founder members: * Australia * Brazil * Canada * Chile * China * Denmark * France * Germany * India * Indonesia * Italy * Japan * Republic of Korea * Mexico * Netherlands * Norway * Saudi Arabia * United Arab Emirates * United Kingdom * United States

External links

mission-innovation.net

References

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History

Technology focus

Participating countries

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