International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Hello I welcome you all once again to my channel Explore Education I am Dr. Rashmi Singh Assistant Professor Department of Education SS Khanna Girls Junior College University of Allahabad and this time I am going to discuss with you a new topic and the last topic of Unit Four Environmental Education Paper EDU 64 ok and it is International Solar Alliance ok so let's see what is this if we go into its background and context then it was jointly launched by India and France on 30th November 2015 at COP 21 in Paris along with the Paris Agreement negotiations, that is we have read the Paris Agreement of 2015 along with that India and France jointly launched it on 30th November 2015 Conceived as a treaty based inter- governmental organization two governments are doing it so inter-governmental organization headquartered at the National Institute of Solar Energy Campus Gurugram India India India's National in Gurugram It is an institute. It is the headquarter. Came into force on 6 December 2017, this means it came into action, which means it was actually implemented. After ratification by 15 countries when 15 countries agreed to it. One of the Fastest Growing International Organization. And this is also a rapidly growing international organization. Originally invented for the 121 sunshine countries. Look, there is a Solar Alliance, so it has been invested by the sunshine countries, 121 countries linearly and partially between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Brother, look at the countries that fall in the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, where there is a lot of sunlight. Isn't it ? There are 121 such countries which are called Sunshine Countries. He invented it. Talking about objectives, this solar energy brother, we are troubled by the sun. But we can also use solar energy. Where? In energy security, in sustainable development. So its first objective is to promote solar energy for universal energy access, energy security and sustainable development. To reduce the cost of solar power generation. Reducing the cost of solar power generation is also one of its goals. and financing through aggregated demand across member countries. Isn't it? We are talking about increasing its investment to mobilize up to $1000 billion by 2030 for large-scale solar deployment in order to bridge gaps in solar technology access, capacity building and financing, especially for developing countries. For developed countries that want to work on solar energy, providing access to solar technology, building capacity, generating funds for them, all these are also included in its goals. If we talk about the institutional structure, the Assembly is the apex decision making body comprising representatives of all member countries meeting annually, meaning it was decided that its member nations will gather every year. The Secretariat based in Gurugram, India is headed by the Director General and manages the day to day coordination. The Secretariat in the headquarter base in Gurugram, India, is responsible for its day to day coordination. It will do this with the help of the Director General. India serves as the permanent host country leadership has historically included chairs from India and France. India is the permanent host country and it will be chaired by India and France. This was decided. Represents a distinctive model of an internationally governed governing body permanently hosted in a developing country. Isn't it? It is a special thing that India has not yet become a fully developed nation. But in a developing country, one is a permanent host of an internationally governed body. India is hosting it permanently. This is a big thing. Talking about the then Membership Revolution, it was originally limited to the 121 countries lying between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. It was then amended in 2020 and membership was granted open to all UN member states, significantly widening its global reach. ISA Now Counts 120 Plus Member Countries and Signatories Reflecting Broad International Interest in Solar Cooperation. So you can say that interest in cooperation in solar energy is increasing. This is increasing at the global level among people. This Shift Transform is ISA from International Solar Alliance. This ISA from a tropical solar belt initiative to a genuinely global platform. So what can you say from this ship that ISA which was a Solar Belt Initiative of the tropical region countries. Now he is emerging on a global platform. If we talk about key programs then scaling solar applications for agricultural use. You should implement solar applications in agricultural areas. Isn't it? Farm Equipment, Irrigation, Solar Powered Irrigation Pump. Irrigation pumps should run on solar energy. Isn't it? Affordable Finance at Scale Works to Lower the Cost of Capital for Solar Projects Through Blended Finance Big. See, it is very expensive to install solar banners. But the government is also giving subsidy for this and it is being said that its finance should be made affordable. Solar Technology Application Resource Centre should be established. Supports capacity building and technology transfer. The programs target the practical, on-the-ground barriers developing countries face in solar deployment. So these programs have been created to remove the real-world barriers that developed nations face and to accelerate solar deployment. If we talk about program two, One Sun, One World, One Grid, see how beautiful the name is, there is only one sun for the entire world, so One Sun, One World, One Grid ( OSO [ __ ]), this was announced in 2018 and formally launched in 2021, invents a global interconnected solar power grid, which has the vision to create a global, interconnected solar power grid, aims to let renewable energy flow across borders and time zones, balancing supply and demand worldwide, the objective was to ensure the flow of renewable energy across borders and time zones, so that a balance can be created in supply and demand, back by India, UK and the other partners under the Broader Green Grids, under the Green Grids Initiative, okay and represents ISS, the most ambitious long-term infrastructure, long-term infrastructure vision for global solar cooperation, okay, one minute, 1 minute, let me look at this also. Okay, right? Packed by India, UK and other partners under the Broader Green Grids Initiative. Furthermore, Represent IS is the most ambitious long-term infrastructure region for global solar cooperation. Apart from this, if we talk about achievement, what did he do? Help Reduce The Cost Of Solar Panels. Due to which the cost of solar panels has reduced. and financing through aggregated demand and de- risking mechanisms supported solar deployment projects across Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America Caribbean through country partnerships, there is the World Solar Bank initiative which has been announced around COP 28 in 2023, aims to further scale concessional solar financing i.e. it will be given on concessional terms, recognized as a pioneering example of India led South South and North South cooperation on climate technology, all these are its achievements. A is it okay? How solar energy is being made cheaper. The cost of solar panels is being reduced so that better work can be done with solar energy. And India's role is that India is in a leadership role in this, in the role of a founding member. Providing both the initial concept and continued institutional and financial support from the host country. Since it is the host country, the concept is also Indian and India is also providing institutional and financial support. Compliments India's own National Solar Mission and broader climate diplomacy under its Panchamrit Pledges. Meaning, the pledge taken for Panchamrit is that everyone will be kept safe. Solar energy is also one of them and under it India has its own National Solar Energy Mission. India has committed significant funding and technical assistance through IS, particularly for Africa and South Asia. India is also funding South Asia and Africa. Reflects India's broader strategy of positioning itself as a leader in South cooperation on renewable energy. Ok? But there are criticisms of this too, challenges like slow disbursement. Isn't it? Many smaller developing member countries face capacity and ambitious target of investment of 1 trillion dollars which is difficult to achieve and the One Sun One World One Grid initiative is still facing technical, financial and geopolitical hurdles, which means there are still many obstructing elements in the way of becoming a genuinely global grid. Still, if we talk about the takeaways, ISA, launched by India and France in 2015, is a treaty-based body hosted in Gurugram aiming to mobilize $1 trillion for global solar deployment by 2030. You have to remember that its 2020 membership expansion to all new and states transformed it from a Tropical Belt Initiative into a near- universal platform. Meaning, this work started with the Tropical Belt Initiative and now it has become almost global. Programs like affordable finance at scale, star C &OS, OWOG, target financing, technology and grid interconnection are also there. But despite the real achievement in cost reduction and project support, slow deployment and an unlimited $1 trillion target remain the same. Challenges, he is saying that there has been an achievement, a real achievement. If you look around you in any city, you will see solar panels in your homes. The cost has been introduced, but still some challenges remain. That there is slow disbursement and achieving the target of Rs 1 trillion is still difficult. So let's look at the questions and answers. With which country have we done The International? done with France. ISA was this cob 21 Paris. Where is the ISA? This is in Gurugram, India. Look, if you do not read before going, you will feel that the Secretariat of ISA cannot be in India. They will put some other country. But Gurugram is India. The ISS Original Membership was limited to two countries. This was the one from the tropical belt. Ok? Then the V 2020 Amendment opening membership to all UN member states, this is the one and one initially to develop global interconnected solar power, this is the one, the ISA aims to how much by $28 trillion, this is the one and this recognizes the challenge facing is slow disbursement, slow dispersion, this is the one, see if you have read it then the answer to the question is correct without reading the question completely, however, you should not do this, see, I told everything correctly, France, UP2, Gurugram, India, this much opening membership, this is everything correct. Ok. So finally I have finished a very lengthy unit for you. Unit Four I had to make a lot of 13-14 videos in this because everything was new for me too. I had never read it either. But because of you I also came to know all this. So Happy Learning to All of Us. Ok? And thank you for watching.