Revision as of 13:32, 28 June 2017

General

Name of initiative	Global Solar Council (GSC)
LPAA initiative	No
NAZCA Initiative	No
Website address	http://www.globalsolarcouncil.org/
Related initiatives
Starting year	2015
End year
Secretariat	Felicia Mester, Global Solar Council, e-mail: f.mester@solarpowereurope.org
Organisational structure
Geographical coverage	Global
Name of lead organisation	Global Solar Council (GSC)
Type of lead organisation	Network/Consortium/Partnership
Location/Nationality of lead organisation	United States of America

Description

Description	GSC is a CEO-level industry coalition, founded by 7 international companies representing the whole value chain of solar PV. GSC engages with policymakers to promote the use of solar energy and to emphasise the importance of a supportive policy and trade environment.
Objectives	Its mission is to encourage the rapid and wide-scale adoption of solar energy through cooperation, education and training. Solar PV and other solar technologies have the potential to protect the climate, secure energy supply and create wealth, jobs and other economic opportunities.
Activities	The council will meet regularly to advance this important global industry. Inform key politicians and opinion leaders on the economic, social, and environmental benefits of solar energy and the importance of continuing its expansion.
One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative	Political dialogue, Capacity building, Technical dialogue
Activity of initiative	Advocacy, Training and education, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Policy planning and recommendations, Awareness raising and outreach
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Goals
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals
How are you tracking progress of your initiative
Available reporting

Participants

Participants

Number

Names

Members

0

Companies

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Business organisations

0

Research and educational organisations

0

Non-governmental organisations

0

National states

0

Governmental actors

0

Regional / state / county actors

0

City / municipal actors

0

Intergovernmental organisations

0

Financial Institutions

0

Faith based organisations

0

Other members

0

Supporting partners

0

Number of members in the years

2020

18

2022

20

Have only national states as participators

No

Theme

Transport	Agriculture	Forestry	Business	Financial institutions	Buildings	Industry	Waste	Cities and subnational governments	Short Term Pollutants	International maritime transport	Energy Supply	Fluorinated gases	Energy efficiency	Renewable energy	Supply chain emission reductions	Adaptation	Other	Resilience	Innovation	Energy Access and Efficiency	Private Finance
No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Last update: 8 April 2022 13:00:24

Not only have national states as participators

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 |Secretariat=Felicia Mester, Global Solar Council, e-mail: f.mester@solarpowereurope.org
 |Geographical coverage=Global
-|Type of initiative=Political dialogue
+|Type of initiative=Political dialogue,Technical dialogue
-|Primary function=Lobbying (e.g. output publication advocating a particular policy option / workshops)
+|Primary function=Lobbying,Campaigning and awareness raising,Policy recommendations/position papers,Knowledge dissemination and exchange
-|Secondary functions=Campaigning and awareness raising (e.g. output advocacy or awareness raising publication),Policy planning / Institutional policy and economic framework (e.g. output policy documents / workshops),Knowledge dissemination and exchange / Information and Networking (e.g. output databases / workshops / conference),Training and education (e.g. training publications and workshops)
+|Secondary functions=Training and education
 |Name of lead organisation=Global Solar Council (GSC)
 |Type of lead organisation=Network/Consortium/Partnership