Prelims 2016 · Environment · Question 6
Consider the following statements:<br/>1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.<br/>2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer
1 only
- Correct. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by India and France at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, in 2015.
- Incorrect. ISA does not include all UN member countries; it is a treaty-based alliance with member/signatory countries that join it, not automatic universal UN membership.
Therefore, only Statement 1 is correct.