Global energy transition investment totaled 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. In a net zero by 2050 scenario, annual clean investment needs to average approximately 5.6 trillion U.S. dollars between 2025 and 2030, giving an immediate investment gap of around 3.5 trillion U.S. dollars, or 168 percent.
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Energy transition investment worldwide in 2024, with requirements to reach net zero by 2050
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Investment in billion U.S. dollars
2024
2,080
2025-2030
5,575
2031-2035
7,635
2036-2050
7,756
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Investment in billion U.S. dollars2,0802,0805,5755,5757,6357,6357,7567,75620242025-20302031-20352036-2050
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000
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BloombergNEF. (January 29, 2025). Energy transition investment worldwide in 2024, with requirements to reach net zero by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617053/energy-transition-investment-needs-for-net-zero/
BloombergNEF. "Energy transition investment worldwide in 2024, with requirements to reach net zero by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 29, 2025. Statista. Accessed September 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617053/energy-transition-investment-needs-for-net-zero/
BloombergNEF. (2025). Energy transition investment worldwide in 2024, with requirements to reach net zero by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617053/energy-transition-investment-needs-for-net-zero/
BloombergNEF. "Energy Transition Investment Worldwide in 2024, with Requirements to Reach Net Zero by 2050 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617053/energy-transition-investment-needs-for-net-zero/
BloombergNEF, Energy transition investment worldwide in 2024, with requirements to reach net zero by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617053/energy-transition-investment-needs-for-net-zero/ (last visited September 04, 2025)
Energy transition investment worldwide in 2024, with requirements to reach net zero by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BloombergNEF, January 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1617053/energy-transition-investment-needs-for-net-zero/
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