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Renewable & Non-Renewable Energy scheduled at Dubai, UAE during March 22-23, 2021

Alireza Hydari, South Carolina University, USA

The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018 report, published by UN Environment. Last year was the eighth in a row in which global investment in renewables exceeded $200 billion ? and since 2004, the world has invested $2.9 trillion in these green energy sources. Overall, China was by far the world?s largest investing country in renewables, at a record $126.6 billion, up 31 per cent on 2016. Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017. The world installed a record 98 giga watts of new solar capacity, far more than the net additions of any other technology ? renewable, fossil fuel or nuclear and solar power attracted far more investment, at $160.8 billion, up 18 per cent, than any other technology.