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Green energy investment soars to $260bn
New data shows worldwide funding of green energy projects rose by 5% last yearGlobal investment in clean energy reached a new high of $260bn (£169bn) last year – despite the financial crisis and the anti-environment agenda of Republicans in the US Congress, a United Nations investors’ summit was told on Thursday. Data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which tracks clean energy investment, showed a 5% increase compared with 2010, driven largely by a surge of money going to the solar industry.
published date:Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:10:00 GMT