International Solar Alliance

Context

• Germany becomes 5th country to sign International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to open its membership to all member states of the United Nations.

About ISA

• The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of 121 countries initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
• The primary objective of the alliance is to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
• The alliance is also called International Agency for Solar Policy and Application (IASPA).
• This initiative was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The alliance is a treaty-based inter-governmental organization. Countries that do not fall within the Tropics can join the alliance and enjoy all benefits as other members, with the exception of voting rights. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states world-wide.
• It is headquartered in India.

https://newsonair.com/2021/08/04/germany-becomes-5th-country-to-sign-international-solar-alliance-framework-agreement/