{"id":2409,"date":"2021-11-11T00:21:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2021-11-11T00:21:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:51:25","slug":"the-united-states-of-america-becomes-the-101st-member-country-of-the-international-solar-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=2409","title":{"rendered":"The United States of America becomes the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The United States of America becomes the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span id=\"ltrSubtitle\"><br \/>\nWe are happy to join the International Solar Alliance, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead in making: Mr. John Kerry<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Posted On: 10 NOV 2021 7:07PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>In a big boost to accelerate global adoption of solar energy, John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate announced at the UNFCCC COP26 today that the United States of America (USA) has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member country. U.S becomes the 101st country to sign the framework agreement of the ISA to catalyze global energy transition through a solar-led approach.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Welcoming the United States of America as the 101st member of the ISA,Union Minister for Environment, Forest &amp; Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav said, that this\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" name=\"0.1__Hlk87462694\"><\/a>move will strengthen the ISA and propel future action on providing a clean source of energy to the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1458421815823376388&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fpib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D1770688&amp;sessionId=44a6245bebdf32a28ec47bdbf73f2685062249c5&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1458421815823376388\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Signing the framework agreement, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, said, \u201cIt has long been coming, and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" name=\"0.1__Hlk87462584\"><\/a>we are happy to join the International Solar Alliance, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead in making. We worked out the details and this is a process we are pleased to be a part of. This will be an important contribution to more rapid deployment of solar globally. It will be particularly important for developing countries.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001S3UV.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, the ISA said, \u201cThe US\u2019 endorsement of ISA\u2019s framework and approach is an heartening development, especially as our 101st member nation, which is a significant milestone in itself, demonstrating that nations across the world are recognizing the economic and climate mitigating value of solar, as well as this energy source\u2019s potential as a catalyst for global energy transition.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was announced by H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, the Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister of India and H.E. Mr. Francois Hollande, former Hon\u2019ble President of France on 30th November 2015, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended the launch, alongside the Heads of about 120 nations who affirmed their participation in the Alliance to dedicate efforts for promotion of solar energy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The framework was first circulated for countries\u2019 support in 2016. The framework emphasizes<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" name=\"0.1__GoBack\"><\/a>\u00a0delivering global relevance and local benefit to all countries through collaborations, with ISA\u2019s key interventions focusing on readiness &amp; enabling activities, risk mitigation &amp; innovative financing instruments to facilitate the promotion and deployment of solar technologies in target markets.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The approach and methods detailed in the framework have already delivered results, with ISA building a solar project pipeline of nearly 5 GW installed capacity. The approach detailed in this framework will culminate in a vision for interconnected global grids, which was formalized and jointly launched as\u00a0 the \u2018Green Grids Initiative \u2013 One Sun One World One Grid\u2019 (GGI-OSOWOG), during the World Leaders Summit of the COP26 in Glasgow on 2nd November 2021 by the UK Presidency of COP26 and India Presidency of International Solar Alliance (ISA).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Earlier at COP26, the United States also joined the Steering Committee of the GGI-OSOWOG comprising of 5 members \u2013 USA, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and India \u2014\u00a0and endorsed the One Sun Declaration along with 80 countries. United States of America\u2019s Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm had said that \u201cthe Grid-Sun combination will save the planet. The GGI-OSOWOG is focusing on the two most important pieces of the puzzle. We at the US Department of Energy are happy to be a partner with GGI-OSOWOG.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>U.S.&#8217; endorsement of the ISA framework follows remarks by U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry at the Fourth General Assembly of ISA in October 2021, where he had said that ISA is critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and has an opportunity to accelerate Solar\u2019s growth with member countries blessed with the world\u2019s strongest sunlight. Stating that, \u201cSolar energy is at the heart of the urgent climate action,\u201d Mr. Kerry urged nations to take dramatic action to keep the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature rise and mid-century net zero emissions targets within reach.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>About The International Solar Alliance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The ISA is an inter-governmental treaty-based international organization with a global mandate to catalyze global solar growth by helping to reduce the cost of financing and technology for solar. In fulfilling this mandate, the ISA is committed to establishing solar as a shared solution that simultaneously addresses climate, energy, and economic priorities across geographies, facilitating Energy Transition at a global level, Energy Security at national levels, while also ensuring Energy Access at the local level. The ISA is helping large nations scale global commitments, thereby serving the planet\u2019s needs for reduced carbon emissions, while also helping economically more vulnerable nations establish a self-sustaining energy alternative that reduces trade dependency and drives job creation. Universal, affordable, and reliable last- mile electricity connectivity across socio-economic strata is a crucial pillar and targeted, tangible outcome of these combined efforts towards facilitating economic development and environmental impact.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>GK\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States of America becomes the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance We are happy to join the International Solar Alliance, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead in making: Mr. John Kerry Posted On: 10 NOV 2021 7:07PM by PIB Delhi In a big boost to accelerate global adoption of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2411,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409\/revisions\/2411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}