Mission Innovation - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Mission Innovation aims to make clean energy widely affordable. Which of the following countries are part of Mission Innovation?

1. Australia
2. China
3. UAE
4. Russia
5. Mexico


a. 1 and 5
b. 1,2,5
c. 1,2,3,5
d. All
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1,2,3,5

Explanation:
- Through the initiative, 20 countries are committing to double their respective clean energy research and development (R&D) investment over five years.
- A separate private sector-led effort that has pledged to invest extraordinary levels of private capital in clean energy, focusing on early-stage innovations.
- This parallel initiative by Bill Gates includes a coalition of over 28 significant private capital investors from 10 countries, and will be called Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
- Participating countries include France, Germany, Australia, Brazil, Canada,China, Chile, Denmark, Indonesia,India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, the UAE ,UK and USA.