China is global leader in clean energy
MAR 30, 2011
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.025179
BBC : China remains the world’s leading investor in low-carbon energy technology, according to a global study by the US Pew Environment Group. In 2010 China invested $54.4 billion. Germany is in second place, having invested $41.2 billion, and the US slipped to third place, with $34 billion invested. Among the various technologies being funded, solar has experienced the strongest growth, according to Michael Liebreich, chief executive of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which compiled the data for Pew’s report. According to the report, China was the world’s leading producer of wind turbines and solar energy units in addition to attracting the most investment.
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