BNEF: Global renewables investment hits $282bn after modest uptick in 2019

Michael Holder
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Surge of investment in offshore wind projects worldwide sees clean energy project financing rise in 2018, but UK investment plummets 40 per cent

Global investment in renewable energy capacity hit $282.2bn in 2019, after a late surge of activity in the offshore wind sector drove a small one per cent uptick in clean energy financing for the year,...

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