Top 10 countries for renewable energy investment

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-05-09 06:45
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Global investment in renewable energy rose two percent to $279.8 billion in 2017, a UN-backed report recently showed.

Last year was the eighth in a row global investment in renewable energy exceeded $200 billion, according to UN Environment, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

China became the leading destination for renewable energy investment in 2017, accounting for $126.6 billion or 45 percent of global investment.

A record 98 gigawatts of solar power capacity was installed worldwide last year, with China contributing 53 gigawatts, or more than half.

Let's take a look at the top 10 countries for renewable energy investment in 2017.

No 10 Sweden ($3.7 billion)

A picture taken on Sept 9, 2015 at the Swedish power company, Vattenfall, shows the electrostatic filter floor used for flue gases cleaning, part of the waste as fuel process where the waste is burned to create heat and energy for the district in Uppsala, north of Stockholm. [Photo/VCG]
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