Between 2012 and 2035, approximately 7 trillion dollars will be invested globally in renewable energy. Italy is increasingly among the first international players involved in the development of the green economy. This is what emerges from the latest report 'Bloomberg New Energy Finance'.
In 2011, for the first time, investments in clean energy exceeded those in power plants and fossil fuels. There is talk of 187 billion dollars spent on the construction of wind, photovoltaic, biomass, geothermal and hydroelectric generation plants, against the 157 used for more "traditional" energy sources. In total, over the next 20 years, the exponential growth of the sector will require 7 trillion dollars of new capital, and renewable sources will increase from the current 12,6% of total primary energy production in the world to 15,7% in 2030. Investment in 2010 exceeded 30 by 2009%, doubled from 2006 and fivefold from 2004. Major contributors to rapid investment growth in 2010 were R&D, China and the European wind and PV sectors . In 2010, Italy ranked fourth worldwide (behind China, Germany and the United States) for investments in renewable sources and energy, marking a growth of 136% compared to the previous year.
