Consider the following statements:
- 1."The Climate Group" is an international non-profit organization that drives climate action by building large networks and runs them.
- 2.The International Energy Agency in partnership with the Climate Group launched a global initiative "EP100".
- 3.EP100 brings together leading companies committed to driving innovation in energy efficiency and increasing competitiveness while delivering on emission reduction goals.
- 4.Some Indian companies are members of EP100.
- 5.The International Energy Agency is the Secretariat to the "Under2 Coalition".
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct. The Climate Group, not the International Energy Agency, launched EP100 and is the secretariat of the Under2 Coalition, so statements 2 and 5 fail.
- ✓ 1. The Climate Group is an international non-profit that describes its method as building and running networks of businesses and governments, such as EP100 and the Under2 Coalition.
- ✗ 2. EP100 was launched by The Climate Group in 2016 as an action of the We Mean Business coalition. The International Energy Agency did not launch it.
- ✓ 3. EP100 is a campaign inviting influential companies to pledge to double their energy productivity, that is, to get more economic output from each unit of energy used, which cuts emissions and raises competitiveness.
- ✓ 4. Mahindra & Mahindra, the tractor maker, joined EP100 in April 2016 and pledged to double its energy productivity by 2030.
- ✗ 5. The Climate Group has acted as secretariat of the Under2 Coalition, the network of state and regional governments, since 2015. The IEA holds no such role.
Remember · The Climate Group runs EP100 (energy productivity, business) and is secretariat of the Under2 Coalition (sub-national governments). Mahindra & Mahindra is an Indian member.
Sources
- UNFCCC, Under2 Coalition press release, COP22 Marrakech (2016) ↗ “The Climate Group, an international non-profit that works with business, state and regional leaders to promote a prosperous, low-carbon future was announced as Secretariat of the Under2 Coalition at last year’s COP in Paris.”
- The Climate Group, About us ↗ · reference work “We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action.”
- The Climate Group, Under2 Coalition ↗ · reference work “Climate Group acts as the Under2 Coalition’s secretariat, supporting and accelerating collective climate ambition.”
- Sustainable Energy for All, Businesses join new global campaign to boost energy productivity (The Climate Group press release, 11 May 2016) ↗ · reference work “The Climate Group launched a new global program on energy productivity - EP100 , an action of the We Mean Business coalition, at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global) in Washington D.C. today … They join Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. , the world’s largest manufacturer of tractors, who joined EP100 last month and pledged to double their energy productivity by 2030 on a baseline of 2008-2009. … EP100 is a global campaign to encourage the world’s most influential businesses to pledge to double their energy productivity, in order to get more economic output from each unit of energy input.”
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