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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: Why Renewables Can't Be Stopped
Description: In 2014, after a two-year dip in global clean energy spending, investors poured $310 billion into solar, wind, storage and energy efficiency.
Although yearly investment levels are below what IEA estimates are needed to address climate change, the increase shows that appetite for funding companies and projects is increasing. Some believe the investment figures prove that fossil fuels have already lost the long-term race to renewables.
This week, we’ll talk with Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, about what the global numbers tell us.
Then, we’ll look at how renewables are factoring into the upcoming parliamentary elections in the...