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Last Decade of Investment Quadrupled Renewables Capacity
Official Press Release BNEF:
A Decade of Renewable Energy Investment, Led by Solar, Tops USD 2.5 Trillion
The decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650 GW / Solar capacity alone will have risen to more than 26 times the 2009 level — from 25 GW to an estimated 663 GW / 2018 capacity investment reached USD 272.9 billion, triple the investment in fossil fuel generation / Renewables generated 12.9 per cent of global electricity in 2018, avoiding 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology, according to new figures published. According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019... ... More: Official Press Release BNEF
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