When the European Union, represented by the European Commission, joined MI in 2016, we knew that we were joining forces with the world’s leading countries in clean energy research, united with private partners behind a shared vision on the fight against climate change. We saw the potential of accelerating technologies which would bring transition towards […]
Denmark celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
Denmark joined MI in 2015 from a commitment to combat climate change by strengthen our dedicated public investment in clean energy research, development and demonstration focusing on reduction of technology costs and CO2 emissions and with an emphasis on innovative projects that can be replicated and scaled up with the involvement of private investors. Since […]
Chile celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
Chile joined MI in 2015 because it recognized urgency of the fight against climate change and the need for international collaboration to realize the kinds of technological innovations necessary to meet our climate ambition and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. From the beginning of Mission Innovation in 2015, Chile began its own increasingly ambitious clean […]
Canada celebrates five years of collaboration under Mission Innovation
Canada proudly hosted the 4th Mission Innovation Ministerial on May 28, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood alongside other world leaders to launch Mission Innovation (MI) at COP21 in 2015, because innovation and clean technologies are key components of the Government of Canada’s approach to promoting sustainable economic growth and will play […]
Brazil celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
Brazil is one of the founding Members of Mission Innovation, created in November 2015 with the main goal of doubling, in the following five years, public and public-oriented investment in RD&D of clean energy technologies. As we finally reach that five-year milestone, it is time to evaluate Brazil’s progress and the impact of MI. Investment […]
Austria celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
Mission Innovation Week Austria, 2019: greetings from Austria to MI-4 in Vancouver (photo: © Christian Spanik) Austria joined MI in 2018 because we believe this public-public-private partnership will stimulate technology markets of new dimensions and with high dynamic. The Austrian government is, together with the Austrian industry, actively contributing to the goals of Mission Innovation. […]
Looking Back: Four Years of Collaboration through MI’s Innovation Challenges
Convening at the Innovation Challenges Face-to-Face Meeting in Delhi, India (November 2019) The Innovation Challenges (ICs) have been a mainstay of Mission Innovation’s efforts to accelerate clean energy innovation. Through these voluntary coalitions, MI members have collaborated on clean energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) in eight technology areas – seeking to advance innovations […]
Mission Innovation Champions: creating a community of visionaries from around the world, working to accelerate the clean energy revolution
As Mission Innovation (MI) moves forward with plans for an even more ambitious second phase, there is a growing recognition for the need to continue building our international platform for collaboration. Afterall, an ambitious vision on decarbonising societies requires ambitious individuals, working nationally, and collaborating internationally. As part of its Action Plan, MI aims to […]
Champions Corner: Marisa Hernández Latorre presents opportunity for biorefinery concept
Marisa Hernández Latorre is the founder and CEO of Ingelia, a company that has developed an industrial clean technology to recover carbon and other biomaterials from waste. The hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process solves the problem of organic waste management while generating a solid biocoal to be able to substitute fossil coal. Marisa is an industrial […]
Engaging with youth in MI 2.0: a call to action to energy leaders
Today, the world we live in is home to the largest generation of youth in history, with more than 50% of our population younger than the age of 30. And in a world that is being challenged by a global pandemic, the impacts are being seen in all sectors challenging our ability to achieve the […]