International Solar Alliance holds its first general assembly
The three-day meeting of the global coalition to promote solar energy that begins today in India is expected to result in a work plan
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Solar summit provides major boost to climate action
The first summit of the International Solar Alliance held in New Delhi jointly by India and France has announced a slew of projects and measures to accelerate the use of solar energy across the globe
A strong signal was sent out by the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance that the first treaty based global coalition to emerge after the Paris Climate Summit is serious…Read More
Sunshine coalition readies to step up activities
The International Solar Alliance, a coalition of tropical nations, becomes a legal entity this week, which will add impetus to its aim to boost solar power capacity in 121 countries
Solar power in tropical countries is expected to get a big push when the International Solar Alliance — launched two years ago in Paris by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then French…Read more
Solar alliance brings sunshine to Bonn summit
A multilateral market platform for financial risk mitigation proposed at the Bonn climate summit is expected to create a transformative ecosystem for solar power in tropical countries
Countries with high solar power potential have put their muscle behind a common risk mitigation mechanism that could unlock up to USD 15 billion of investments to add 20 GW…Read More
International Solar Alliance opens for signing
The alliance led by India is on its way to become an intergovernmental treaty-based organisation
On the sidelines of the November 7-18 UN climate summit in Marrakech, Morocco, the governments of over 20 countries signed a framework agreement designed to make the International Solar Alliance (ISA) an intergovernmental treaty-based organisation that will be registered under…Read More
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