Category: Report

March 13 2025

Calculating an Energy Supply Banking Ratio

Getting on track to limit global warming to 1.5C hinges on investment in low-carbon energy supply averaging four times that in fossil fuels this decade. That balance – known as the Energy Supply Investment Ratio – is based on BloombergNEF's analysis of commonly referenced climate scenarios from intergovernmental institutions such as the International Energy Agency. 

March 13 2025

Accelerating the Energy Transition in Emerging Markets

Accelerating the Energy Transition in Emerging Markets report explores how the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) can help unlock investment flows in and to emerging markets. Focusing on five key technologies – solar, on- and offshore wind, batteries and clean hydrogen – the report considers how targeted interventions can drive down costs, speed buildout and establish an environment conducive to these technologies’ deployment. 

March 6 2025

2025 BNEF Pioneers Finalists Tackle Light Industry Decarbonization, the Future of Energy Storage and Climate Change Adaptation

Each year, BloombergNEF runs the BNEF Pioneers competition to identify three key challenges in building towards a net-zero economy and highlight innovative companies developing technologies to overcome these challenges.

January 29 2025

Third Annual Energy Supply Investment and Banking Ratios

The energy industry is shifting more of its investments into cleaner sources of supply. Bank financing for low-carbon energy supply technologies reached 95% of that for fossil fuels in 2023 – meaning that for every dollar that went to oil, natural gas and coal, 95 cents went into things like wind and solar.

December 19 2024

Latin America’s EVs Get a Big Boost From Chinese Carmakers

Passenger EV adoption in Latin America has long been sluggish, held back by high upfront prices for electric cars. Yet with the arrival of affordable Chinese models from automakers such as BYD, EV adoption is accelerating. Sales have doubled year-on-year, and the EV share of new car sales passed 6% this year – up from just 2% two years ago.

December 2 2024

Latin America’s Clean Energy Build to Peak in 2024

Wind and solar installations in Latin America have been on a dramatic growth trajectory. Small-scale solar build in Brazil has driven the market to quintuple over the past five years, and new energy bills in Argentina and Mexico promise to promote clean energy investments.

November 21 2024

Five Ways Climate Change Is Remaking US Energy Markets

Changing weather can throw commodities markets off balance, snarl supply chains and distort the prices of energy commodities. This BloombergNEF analysis looks at five of the impacts of these shifting weather patterns are already playing out in energy and commodity markets today

November 19 2024

Did You Spot a New EV in Brazil? It’s Probably Chinese

Chinese EV manufacturers captured 89% of Brazil's EV sales, owing to demand growth, no political trade barriers, and the strategic focus on emerging markets, solidifying their first-mover advantage.

November 14 2024

Net Zero Hinges on Emerging Markets Outside China More Than Doubling Annual Energy Investment

Emerging markets outside China are projected to need to more than double their yearly investments in energy transition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. According to BloombergNEF, these low- and middle-income economies will need $69 trillion over the next few decades, covering areas such as solar and wind power, as well as electric vehicles.

November 13 2024

Tracking Climate Transition Plans in the Financial Sector

At least 42% of institutions in sector alliances under the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) have disclosed all 10 components of the GFANZ transition plan framework. Many of the goals and commitments aren’t detailed in a single place. This note delivers a review of disclosures across sources and compares them with a consistent framework.