Global Solar Report Card
The Global Solar Report Card by Green Cross International outlines successes and failures in 16 countries’ (and the state of California’s) efforts in designing promising policy frameworks for sustained solar development. It finds all countries still in the early phases of solar deployment, even Germany, which is currently setting the pace. The ranking is based on a 100-point system that allocates a maximum of 30 points to the amount of solar installed so far, and the remaining 70 points to drivers for future growth (56 points for financial incentives, 12 points for regulatory incentives and 2 points for educational and advocacy efforts).
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The Global Solar Fund
Green Cross International, in cooperation with its national affiliate Global Green USA, has undertaken an ambitious plan to explore the viability of creating a Global Solar Fund to accelerate investment, research, and development in photovoltaic energy. Over the course of ten years Green Cross International intends to spur the creation of the Global Solar Fund with a goal of generating USD 50 billion. This money would fund research and projects to make solar energy more cost effective. Commitments to the Fund would be tracked by a central agency and managed under the auspices of the United Nations. Green Cross will also monitor commitments to the Fund and advocate for additional pledges. At least 50% of the Fund will be dedicated to the energy impoverished developing world through the multi-lateral central agency, and coordinated bi-lateral commitments.
