In 2022, solar photovoltaics was the renewable technology that accounted for the largest share of investments. Investments in Solar PV amounted to almost 300 billion U.S. dollars that year. Onshore wind energy followed with a total of 140 billion U.S. dollars invested. Meanwhile, investments in geothermal energy stood at roughly 180 million U.S. dollars.
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IRENA, & Climate Policy Initiative. (March 28, 2023). Investment in renewable energy technologies worldwide in 2022, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273050/global-renewable-energy-investment-by-sector/
IRENA, und Climate Policy Initiative. "Investment in renewable energy technologies worldwide in 2022, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273050/global-renewable-energy-investment-by-sector/
IRENA, Climate Policy Initiative. (2023). Investment in renewable energy technologies worldwide in 2022, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273050/global-renewable-energy-investment-by-sector/
IRENA, and Climate Policy Initiative. "Investment in Renewable Energy Technologies Worldwide in 2022, by Sector (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273050/global-renewable-energy-investment-by-sector/
IRENA & Climate Policy Initiative, Investment in renewable energy technologies worldwide in 2022, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273050/global-renewable-energy-investment-by-sector/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Investment in renewable energy technologies worldwide in 2022, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IRENA, & Climate Policy Initiative, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273050/global-renewable-energy-investment-by-sector/