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pathway, and one which few countries are pursuing. In contrast, some renewable energy sources,<br />

particularly wind and solar PV, are being deployed at rates significantly in excess of those<br />

forecasted even in recent years, 339 entailing rapidly falling production and installation costs.<br />

This section highlights the differences between the deployment rates of nuclear power and some<br />

renewable energy technologies on the global level and in key regions and markets.<br />

Investment<br />

The investment decisions taken are not only an important indicator of the future power mix, but<br />

they also highlight the confidence that the technology neutral financial sector has in different<br />

power generation options. Consequently, they can be seen as an important barometer of the<br />

current state of policy certainty and costs of technologies on the global and regional levels.<br />

Figure 33: Global Investment Decisions in Renewables and Nuclear Power 2004–15<br />

US$ billion<br />

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Global Investment Decisions in New Renewables and Nuclear Power 2004-2015<br />

(in US$ billion)<br />

300<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

© Mycle Schneider Consulting<br />

100<br />

50<br />

0<br />

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015<br />

Solar Wind Other renewables Nuclear<br />

Sources: FS-UNEP 2015 and WNISR original research<br />

According to data published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and United Nations<br />

Environment Programme (UNEP), global investment in renewable energy—excluding large<br />

hydro—was US$285.9 billion in 2015, up from US$273 billion in 2014 and exceeding the previous<br />

record of US$278.5 billion achieved in 2011. 340 Figure 33 compares the annual investment<br />

339 Karel Beckman, “Renewables: does the IEA underestimate them?, Energy Post, 6 October 2015, see<br />

http://www.energypost.eu/renewables-iea-underestimate/, accessed 30 June 2016.<br />

340 FS-UNEP, “Global trends in renewable energy investment 2016”, Frankfurt School-UNEP collaboration<br />

Centre, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, March 2016.<br />

Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt et al. 105 World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2016

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