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Bounce-back in Global Clean Energy Investment Continues

By Naimish Upadhyay on May 7, 2010 4 Comments Alta Wind Energy Center, Better Place, biofuel, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Brazil, China, clean energy, clean tech investment, Clipper Windpower, Energimp, Europe, IPO, Michael Liebreich, Pew Charitable Trusts, private equity, solar parks, United States, UTC Corporation, venture capital, wind farms

Data from the first quarter of 2010 show a solid growth in global clean energy investment. While China maintained its global lead with clean energy investments of $6.5bn, the wind energy sector saw a global investment of $14.1bn, making it the biggest renewable energy sector. In spite of some lingering concerns, a record overall new investment in clean energy worldwide is forecast for the year 2010.

Pew Study: Green Jobs Growing More Than Twice as Fast as All Other Jobs

By Tracey de Morsella on June 10, 2009 2 Comments Businesses and Investments Across America, clean energy government investment Lori Grange, competitive advantage, economic growth, energy efficiency, Environmental Sustainability, environmentally friendly, environmentally friendly production, greenhouse gas emissions, Pew Charitable Trusts, pollution mmitigation, state policy, The CleanEconomy: Repowering Jobs, venture capital, venture capital investment, waste pollution

The Pew Charitable Trusts has conducted the first-ever hard count across all 50 states of the actual jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the growing market demand for environmentally friendly products and services. The study, entitled The CleanEconomy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America, revealed that the number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007.