Global clean energy investment set to fall for second successive year

Will Nichols
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Bloomberg research shows third quarter investment fell to $45.9bn, meaning full year likely to fall short of $281bn recorded in 2012

Global clean energy investment dropped 14 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, putting the sector on course for a second successive annual fall in investment levels. The $45.9bn recorded by Bloomberg...

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