India today said that the “huge” interest shown by various nations for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a matter of “great” satisfaction and the initiative is an “effective” means of enhancing the deployment of renewable energy in various solar rich nations.
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However, the state government has requested Prime Minister Modi to hold a meeting with state ministers to discuss various development projects of Kerala, Chandy said.
World leaders addressed the plenary summit on November 30, 2015 and made commitments to jointly tackle the issue of climate change. He also mentioned his meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and trilateral meeting comprising him, President Ghani and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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According to The Guardian, Modi described the solar alliance as “the sunrise of new hope, not just for clean energy but for villages and homes still in darkness, for mornings and evening filled with a clear view of the glory of the sun”.
Industry was represented at Monday’s launch ceremony by France’s solar leader Engie, whose CEO Gerard Mestrallet said the energy form was already cost competitive without subsidies in some regions. The aim is to reach capacity of 100 gigawatts by 2022, to be scaled up further in the future.
“With the U.S. and China joining India, along with over 100 other nations, to support this solar alliance on the first day of the UN climate negotiations, the majority of greenhouse gas emitters are demonstrating tremendous leadership to develop sustainably while curbing climate change”, said Jing Jing Qian, China Programme Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. The opening session was attended by various heads of states/Governments including the President of the United States of America (USA), Prime Minister of United Kingdom (David Cameroon), President of France Francois Hollande, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Modi said, “Our society should take up the responsibility of reforming itself and discarding incorrect practices of past”. “The principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities must remain the bedrock of our collective enterprise”.
The Kyoto Protocol, a resolution formed after a climate conference in Japan in 1997, had set binding targets for carbon emission. “By the end of next year, we would have added 12 GW”, he said.
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The International Solar Alliance will be a platform for the sunshine countries across the globe to scale up access to energy and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, said Vineet Mittal, vice president of Welspun Renewables.
