World leaders will unveil a new pledge Monday to "dramatically" increase public and private clean energy innovation, as they meet at a major Paris summit aimed at averting catastrophic climate change.<br />Dubbed Mission Innovation, the initiative will see 20 countries committing to double their investments in clean energy research and development over the next five years, the White House said.<br />"These additional resources will dramatically expand the new technologies that will define a future global power mix that is clean, affordable and reliable," the White House said in a fact sheet Sunday, without providing firm financial figures.
