France welcomes ISA achieving status of global organisation

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) France today welcomed theInternational Solar Alliance (ISA) achieving the status of aglobal organisation, saying the progres...

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) France today welcomed theInternational Solar Alliance (ISA) achieving the status of aglobal organisation, saying the progress was in line with theefforts to combat climate change.

The ISA was launched by India and France at the ParisClimate Conference in December 2015.

Its goal is to facilitate large-scale deployment of solarenergy in 121 countries in the area between the tropics byaggregating the demand for funding, technology and innovation.

"I welcome the achievement by the International SolarAlliance of status as an international organisation. Theframework agreement defining its statutes has been signed by46 countries and ratified by 19 of them," Jean-Yves Le Drian,France's minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, said in astatement.

It was released to media here by the French Embassy.

"This progress is in line with the efforts to combatclimate change, which will be central to the One Planet Summiton December 12 in Paris.

"It is one of the most promising coalitions for combatingclimate change. It is also the first internationalorganisation on the Indian subcontinent," the statement said.

Australia has also joined the ISA, it said yesterday,adding that its entering of the alliance will support thegovernment's commitment to clean energy cooperation and helpmeet the Paris Agreement emission targets.

The ISA will "deepen cooperation on solar research,reduce technology costs and harmonise internationalstandards", Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs JulieBishop said in a statement which was released to the media bythe Australian High Commission here. PTI KNDKJ.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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