Global clean energy investment falls 12% YoY in Q2
Clean energy investment reached $64.8bn in Q2 2017, a 12% decline compared with Q2 2016. However, the investment total is "quite firm" when the falling costs of clean energy development are considered, said Abraham Louw, an analyst at Bloombeg New Energy Finance. The financing of two photovoltaic projects in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, 1.2GW and 800MW, respectively, jointly contributed $1.9bn to the Q2 total.

The second quarter of 2017 saw $64.8 billion invested in clean energy around the world, up 21% from 1Q this year, but down 12% compared to 2Q 2016.

New Investment in Clean Energy by Region, 1Q 2014 – 2Q 2017 ($BN)

Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance

All values nominal. This includes investment into all asset classes except EST asset finance and R&D, which are compiled on an annual basis only.

This report covers an overview of annual clean energy investment, quarterly trends in new investments and funds in circulation, clean energy indexes and renewable energy capacity investment.

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