Total new investment in clean energy rose to US$ 333.5bn (€296.8bn1) in 2017, up3% over 2016, but still lower than the 1 Exchange rate used for USD to EUR conversion (USD1 = EUR 0.89) record investment of USD 348.5bn (EUR324.6bn) in 2015. According to BNEF,China alone accounted for 40% of totalinvestment with US$ 133bn (EUR 118.7bn);and the Asia Pacific region as a wholeinvested US$ 187 billion, over 57% of thetotal. Total investment in wind amountedto 107 billion US$.
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17 Jul (NucNet): Global investment in nuclear power declined by nearly 45% to $17bn in 2017 due to a 70% fall in spending on new plants coming online during the year to $9 billion, which more than offset an increase in spending on existing plants, a report published today by the International Energy Agency says.