Explanation
- A
1, 2, 4 and 5
1, 2, 4 and 5. EP100 was The Climate Group, not an IEA partnership as stated; IEA is not Under2’s secretariat.
- B
1, 3 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only. Climate Group exists; EP100 is corporate energy-efficiency; some Indian firms have joined. 2 and 5 fail.
- C
2, 3 and 5 only
2, 3 and 5 only. 2 and 5 are the false parents.
- D
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
All five. Two institutional tags are wrong.
Summary. Official key is (b) 1, 3 and 4 only. The Climate Group is an international NGO. EP100 is its corporate energy-efficiency campaign; Indian companies have been members. IEA did not launch EP100 with it, and IEA is not the Under2 Coalition secretariat.
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