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"Global investment into the energy transition reached a record $US2.3 trillion
($A3.33 trillion) in 2025, up 8 per cent from the previous year, according to a
new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).
The latest Energy Transition Investment Trends (ETIT) report from BNEF showed
increases across all four major clean energy transition indicators – which
includes spending to deploy clean technologies, investment in the clean energy
supply chain, equity investment in climate-tech companies, and finance for
energy transition projects.
This came despite what BNEF artfully described as “trade disruptions and
geopolitical tension” – an impressive understatement of US president Donald
Trump’s headlong trampling of the international order and his assault on
renewable investment.
Diving into the specifics of each indicator, however, highlights some sour
notes.
For example, while electrified transport was the largest driver of energy
transition investment, amounting to $US893 billion across 2025, renewable
energy investment fell to $US690 billion, down 9.5 per cent year-on-year, due
to changing power market regulations in China, and reflecting lower technology
costs.
Investment in hydrogen and nuclear also fell. Fossil fuel supply investment
also fell for the first time since 2020, declining by $US9 billion year-on-year
due mainly to reduced spending on upstream oil and gas as well as fossil power
generation.
The Asia Pacific region remained the largest region for global energy
transition investment, accounting for 47 per cent of the global total in 2025,
with China obviously playing an outsized role.
However, while still the leader in overall investment with $US800 billion in
2025, China posted its first decline since 2013.
Regional neighbour India saw its investment climb by 15 per cent to $US68
billion, while the European Union “shrugged off headwinds” to see its
investment increase by 18 per cent to $US455 billion – contributing the most to
the overall global uptick.
Even the United States, under the leadership of Donald Trump, saw its
investments increase by 3.5 per cent to $US378 billion."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
