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BNEF: global investment in energy

transition reaches $755bn in 2021

Global investment in the energy transition totalled a record $755bn in 2021, according

to a new report from BloombergNEF

INVESTMENT GLOBAL investment in the energy transition Energy Transition Investment Trends is
totalled $755bn in 2021, a new record, accord- BNEF’s annual accounting of how much busi-
WHAT: ing to a new report from London-based research nesses, financial institutions, governments and
Global investment in the firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). end-users are committing to the low-carbon
energy transition totalled China was yet again the largest single coun- energy transition.
$755bn in 2021, with try for such transition investment, committing Renewable energy is again the largest sector
China leading among $266bn in 2021. The US came in second place as in investment terms, achieving a new record
countries by investment. a single country, with $114bn. That’s although of $366bn committed in 2021, up 6.5% from
EU member states as a bloc pledged more, at 2020.
WHY: $154bn. Electrified transport, which includes spend-
The energy transition Germany, the United Kingdom and France ing on EVs and associated infrastructure, was
continues to accelerate, rounded out the top five countries for energy the second-largest sector with $273bn invested.
with some countries transition investment in 2021. With EV sales surging, this sector grew at a
embracing it more Asia-Pacific countries now hold four of the breakneck rate of 77% in 2021 and could over-
dramatically than others. top 10 places in terms of energy transition take renewable energy in dollar terms in 2022,
investment levels, with India and South Korea predicted BNEF.
WHAT NEXT: joining China and Japan, said BNEF. Together, clean power and electrification
CCS recorded a dip in The news is important because of how fast (comprising renewables, nuclear, energy stor-
investment and still the energy transition is accelerating as the age, electrified transport and electrified heat)
needs to be proved to be world moves to clean energy – renewables such accounted for the vast majority of investment at
commercially viable. as wind and solar, nuclear, storage, sustainable $731bn. Hydrogen, CCS and sustainable mate-
materials, and electric vehicles – and away from rials made up the rest, totalling $24bn.
fossil fuels. “The global commodities crunch has created
Only carbon capture and storage (CCS) new challenges for the clean energy sector, rais-
recorded a dip in investment, though there were ing input costs for key technologies like solar
many new projects announced in the year. CCS modules, wind turbines and battery packs,” said
is not yet commercially viable. Albert Cheung, Head of Analysis at BNEF.

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