UNEP Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:28:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Renewable Energy Hits Record Breaking Generating Capacity and Investments https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-energy-capacity-investments/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-energy-capacity-investments/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:28:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54028 Year 2014 has been record breaking for the global renewable energy sector, with generating capacity exceeding 100GW. The biggest investor was China, closely followed by the U.S.. According to official figures published by UN Environment Programme (UNEP), wind and solar power have attracted 17% more investors in 2014 compared to the same figures from the […]

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