A record £15.2bn was invested in UK clean energy last year, according to figures released today by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
A 24% year-on-year increase for renewables and plunging North Sea investments means renewables attracted more finance in 2015 than the estimated £11bn spent on UK oil and gas, Carbon Brief analysis shows.
Globally, a record $329bn was invested in clean energy despite persistently low oil prices. A year ago, many analysts thought cheap fossil fuels would harm the prospects for renewables as coal and gas became relatively cheaper to burn.
Source: CarbonBrief
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