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March 2 2021

BloombergNEF 2021 Executive Factbook

BloombergNEF’s Executive Factbook is our look at the most important developments in decarbonization, digital transformation, and the energy transition.

February 25 2021

ADB ‘Open’ to Coal Plant Lending, But Doubts Economics: Q&A 

The Asian Development Bank is in the process of finalizing an energy strategy to “reflect the new reality in today’s world,” Yongping Zhai, ADB’s energy sector group chief told BloombergNEF in an interview.

February 18 2021

2021 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook Shows Resilient, Clean Energy Growth in 2020, Despite Overall Economic Decline

  New Analysis Provides Comprehensive Review of Clean Energy Growth in a Pandemic Year   Washington, D.C. – Faced with COVID-19 pandemic and sharp economic contraction, the U.S. clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual […]

February 2 2021

Developing the Technology to Decarbonize Canada: Q&A

Climate scientist Phil De Luna has a big assignment -- the decarbonization of Canada, which emits more than 700 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually.

January 28 2021

World’s Largest Solarization of Agriculture Program Blooms: Q&A

India is rolling out a multi-billion dollar program to build hundreds of new solar plants to supply cheap power to its farms, in what appears to be the world’s largest program for the ‘solarization’ of agriculture.

January 26 2021

Corporate Clean Energy Buying Grew 18% in 2020, Despite Mountain of Adversity

Corporations purchased a record 23.7GW of clean power through long-term agreements, propelled by growth in new markets   New York and London, January 26, 2021 – Corporations purchased a record of 23.7GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The […]

January 19 2021

Energy Transition Investment Hit $500 Billion in 2020 – For First Time

  The world invested unprecedented amounts in low-carbon assets last year, from renewables to cleaner transport, energy storage to electric heat   London and New York, January 19, 2021 – A new, broad measure of ‘energy transition investment’, compiled by BloombergNEF (BNEF), shows that the world committed a record $501.3 billion to decarbonization in 2020, […]

January 19 2021

Energy, Transport, Sustainability – 10 Predictions For 2021

Implicit in BloombergNEF's 10 Predictions for 2021 is an expectation that the Covid-19 health crisis will ease gradually during the course of this year, and that most economies will stage recoveries. Read our predictions for 2021 here.

January 18 2021

Wind and Solar Supply One-Tenth of India’s Power in 2020

Wind and solar power plants generated 9.3% of all grid-based power demand in India in 2020 - an increase from their 8% share in 2019.

January 12 2021

Record 2020 Masks Mounting Onshore Wind Challenges

The wind sector has shown resilience in 2020. It is set to deliver its highest-ever installations in a year when Covid-19 has wrought unprecedented economic and logistical chaos on other industries.