Paris COP21 — Business Leaders Announce ‘Breakthrough Energy Coalition’

A group of leading business people and technology entrepreneurs — including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Facebook founder
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Global leaders announced ‘Mission Innovation.’
Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Jack Ma of China’s Alibaba Group — have announced in Paris a new initiative to spur investment in low-carbon energy technologies. The Breakthrough Energy Coalition says it will work closely with governments and research institutions to “mobilize investment in truly transformative energy solutions for the future.” The coalition will work closely with governments to invest in and develop the technologies, and at the Paris conference the leaders of 21 nations announced the formation of a Mission Innovation initiative to make clean energy available worldwide.