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T1 Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report 2018
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, 
A1 Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 
A2 McCrone, Angus
A2 Moslener, Ulf
A2 d’Estais, Françoise
A2 Grüning, Christine
A2 Louw, Abraham
A2 Boyle, Rohan
A2 Strahan, David
A2 Collins, Bryony
A2 Kimmel, Matthias
A2 Giannakopoulou, Elena
A2 Becker, Lisa
K1 renewable energy source
K1 energy resource
K1 electricity
K1 cost
K1 economy measure
K1 China
K1 India
K1 Brazil
K1 sustainable energy
K1 carbon
K1 wind
K1 marine ecosystem
PB Frankfurt School of Finance and Management gGmbH
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33382
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33382
NO This document reports global trends in renewable energy investment, detailing flows by asset class and economy, the technologies included, and the market context in 2017. It excludes large hydro and relies on Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s transaction tracking, estimation of undisclosed values, and periodic historical revisions. Key findings include strong investment driven by asset finance and small distributed solar, with developing countries – especially China – prominent. Solar dominated capacity additions in 2017, and renewables supplied most net new power capacity. Costs fell significantly, with benchmark LCOE declines for PV and wind, and record-low auction tariffs. Policy mechanisms, auctions, PPAs, and expanding finance channels supported deployment, while public markets and VC/PE activity remained subdued amid sector maturity.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026