To accelerate global adoption of solar energy, the U.S has become the 101st country to sign the framework agreement of the ISA to catalyze global energy transition through a solar-led approach. U.S. special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry recently announced at the UNFCCC COP26 that the USA has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member country.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav welcomed the United States of America as the 101st member of the ISA, and said that this move will strengthen the ISA and propel future action on providing a clean source of energy to the world.
Signing the framework agreement, John Kerry, said, “It has long been coming, and 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.”
Welcoming the US to ISA, Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General of the ISA said, “The US endorsement of ISA’s 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’s potential as a catalyst for global energy transition.”
Earlier at COP26, the US joined the GGI-OSOWOG Steering Committee, which consists of five members – the United States, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and India – and endorsed the One Sun Declaration among 80 other countries.
Jennifer Granholm, the United States of America’s Secretary of Energy, has stated that “the Grid-Sun combination will save the earth.” The GGI-OSOWOG is concentrating on the two most critical pieces of the puzzle. The US Department of Energy is pleased to collaborate with GGI-OSOWOG.”
US support to ISA
The United States support for the ISA framework follows remarks by the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry at the fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance in October 2021, in which he stated that ISA is critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and has the potential to accelerate Solar’s growth with member countries blessed with the world’s strongest sunlight.
John Kerry further said that “solar energy is at the heart of urgent climate action,” and he urged countries to take drastic measures to keep the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature rise and the mid-century net-zero emissions targets within reach.
About ISA
The launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was announced by PM Narendra Modi and Francois Hollande, former President of France in 2015, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France.
The framework emphasizes delivering global relevance and local benefit to all countries through collaborations, with ISA’s key interventions on readiness & enabling activities and help the promotion and deployment of solar technologies in target markets.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an intergovernmental treaty-based international organisation with a global mandate to promote global solar growth by lowering the cost of solar technology. In order to meet this goal, the ISA is committed to developing solar as a shared solution that simultaneously addresses climate, energy, and economic priorities across geographies, facilitating global energy transition, national energy security, and local energy access.
The ISA is assisting large countries in scaling up global commitments, thereby meeting the world’s requirement for lower carbon emissions,
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