The International Solar Alliance was launched by France and India on the sidelines of

The International Solar Alliance was announced in 2015 alongside the Paris climate summit, which was the twenty-first Conference of the Parties.

The twenty-fifth conference was held later in Madrid and postdates the launch.

The twenty-fourth conference at Katowice also came after the alliance began.

The twenty-third conference at Bonn likewise followed the founding moment.

The launch coincided with the meeting that produced the Paris Agreement.

The alliance groups sunshine-rich countries to scale up solar deployment.