Money makes the world go round. And when it comes to energy, we’re seeing more investments than ever before: companies, research institutions and governments are all pouring money into technologies that can help power the world. our world in the future.
The International Energy Agency has just released its annual report on global investment in energy, in which it records all that cash. The world has seen about $2.8 trillion in energy investments by 2022, with about $1.7 trillion of that going to clean energy.
That’s the biggest one-year investment in clean energy ever, and where it’s going is pretty exciting. Our climate reporter Casey Crownhart has some good news, some bad news, and a few surprising tidbits to share. Read full story.
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