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The figure splits out public markets investment by sector in 2016.
The figure splits out the money flowing from venture capital and private equity funds into specialist renewable energy firms.
This figure highlights the way renewable energy investment continues to be dominated by just two sectors – solar and wind.
One of the surprises of 2016 was that developed economies regained their lead over developing countries in renewables investment.
The figure provides a detailed breakdown of both new investment and acquisition activity in 2016, and in every prior year since 2004.
The figure shows the types of investment that made up the total financing for renewables in 2016.
The figure shows the trend of global new investment since 2004 in renewable energy
The latest Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2017 report finds that, despite investment in renewable energy in 2016 falling 23% to $241.6 billion compared to 2015, last year saw record amounts of clean power capacity added.