Narendra Modi announces a new alliance of nations and industry on large-scale expansion of solar energy use in the tropics and beyond
India’s prime minister has launched an international solar alliance of over 120 countries with the French president, François Hollande, at the Paris COP21 climate summit.
Narendra Modi told a press conference that as fossil fuels put the planet in peril, hopes for future prosperity in the developing world now rest on bold initiatives.
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