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Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance

January 2018 (International Renewable Energy Agency)

“Massive flows of finance are needed to accelerate renewable energy investments. More investment in renewables would reduce energy-related carbon emissions, a key element in efforts to limit global warming….[A concise, accessible summary of finance flows to renewables around the world from 2013 to 2016 shows that though] investment in renewables dipped in dollar terms in 2016-2017, they have continued to gain ground against conventional energy sources, particularly for new power plants…Renewable energy capacity has grown at record-high levels, even as investment has dipped in dollar terms in 2016…

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Investment levels are highly responsive to policy changes…Offshore wind investment has risen steadily – quadrupling in 2013-2016 – and is poised for further growth…Private sources provide [over 90%] of renewable energy investment globally…But public finance can play a key enabling role – covering early-stage project risk and getting new markets to maturity…Project developers account for about two-fifths of private investment…[Institutional investors] make up less than 5% of new investments…” click here for more

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