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|Participants business organisations names=Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (Singapore), Asociacion Mexicana de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica A.C. - ASOLMEX (Mexico), Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica - ABSOLAR (Brazil), Australian Solar Council (Australia), Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (Germany), CHANGZHOU TRINA SOLAR ENERGY CO LTD (China), China Photovoltaic Industry Association (China), SolarPower Europe (Belgium), Golden Concord Holdings Limited (China), GUNDER International Solar Energy Society (Turkey), Innogy SE (Germany), International Solar Energy Society - ISES (Germany), Italia Solare (Italy), JAPAN PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY ASSOCIATION - JPEA (Japan), Korea PV Society (South Korea), Middle East Solar Industry Association (United Arab Emirates), National Solar Energy Federation of India (India), PV CYCLE (Belgium), Solar Energy Industries Association - SEIA (USA), Sapvia South African PV Industry Association - SAPVIA (South Africa), Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (France), Taiwan PV Industry Association (China), Union Espanola Fotovoltaica (Spain), Smart Energy Council (Australia).
 
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Revision as of 12:38, 11 October 2019

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 at COP21 by 17 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
Indicators
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 24  
Companies 0
Business organisations 24 Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (Singapore),  Asociacion Mexicana de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica A.C. - ASOLMEX (Mexico),  Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica - ABSOLAR (Brazil),  Australian Solar Council (Australia),  Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (Germany),  CHANGZHOU TRINA SOLAR ENERGY CO LTD (China),  China Photovoltaic Industry Association (China),  SolarPower Europe (Belgium),  Golden Concord Holdings Limited (China),  GUNDER International Solar Energy Society (Turkey),  Innogy SE (Germany),  International Solar Energy Society - ISES (Germany),  Italia Solare (Italy),  JAPAN PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY ASSOCIATION - JPEA (Japan),  Korea PV Society (South Korea),  Middle East Solar Industry Association (United Arab Emirates),  National Solar Energy Federation of India (India),  PV CYCLE (Belgium),  Solar Energy Industries Association - SEIA (USA),  Sapvia South African PV Industry Association - SAPVIA (South Africa),  Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (France),  Taiwan PV Industry Association (China),  Union Espanola Fotovoltaica (Spain),  Smart Energy Council (Australia).
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