United Nations Environment Programme published on the 1st of the 2008 global sustainable energy investment trends report, the soaring oil prices on global warming concerns and the promotion, in 2007 the new global energy investment in the previous year soared 60 percent to 148 billion U.S. dollars.
The report said, wind energy development in 2007 is the most popular areas of new energy investment, attract investment 50.2 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for the new global energy investment was one third of the total. March this year, the global installed wind power capacity of over 100 KWh, enough for 75 million families with lighting.
However, last year, solar energy is the fastest growth rate of investment, an increase of 254 percent, reaching 28.6 billion U.S. dollars. Bio-fuel development and investment in a downward trend, only 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, about one-third less than the previous year.
Last year, through the market to new energy injected into the field of public investment has increased more than doubled, reaching 23.4 billion U.S. dollars. Most new investment in new energy into a leading role in the EU and the United States. But China, India and Brazil, these three emerging economies last year to attract new energy investment of 26 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for the new global energy investment of 22%.
The report predicts that the new global energy investment in 2012 will increase to 450 billion U.S. dollars, to 2020 will reach 600 billion U.S. dollars.
Source: 国际新能源网 Jul. 3, 2008
