Wide Angle, Episode 49: Will the International Solar Alliance Give OPEC a Run for Its Money?

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Channel: The Wire · 2018 · News & Politics

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In Wide Angle this week, Maya Mirchandani speaks to Brune Poirson, French Minister for Environment, about the meeting of the International Solar Alliance that was co-chaired by India and France this week. They discuss the challenges of climate change and the need for renewable energy looking in particular at the role France hopes to play in providing affordable solar energy to people. Prime Minister Modi said that the Solar Alliance will give OPEC a run for its money, but is solar energy too ambitious a project given the costs and space needed for solar power generation? How effective can these measures be in the of the USA withdrawing from the Paris Agreement? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support

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