Will continue to advance International Solar Alliance goals: India brushes aside US withdrawal

Key Highlights

• We will continue to advance its goals.” “India stands for multilateralism and believes that global issues need consultative and collaborative action by all countries,” the spokesperson said.
• On January 7, US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum titled “Withdrawing the United States from International Organisations, Conventions, and Treaties that are Contrary to the Interests of the United States”, announcing the US’ withdrawal from 66 international organizations — 31 UN-affiliated and 35 non-UN groups.
• The White House characterized these organisations as promoting “radical climate policies” and “ideological programs” that conflict with US sovereignty.
• Besides the ISA, other major climate-related bodies on the US list include the UNFCCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
• The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization launched in 2015 by India and France at the COP21 summit in Paris.