Investment in clean energy fell 6.6% last year to $162 billion. These figures exclude R&D, which totaled $25 billion in 2009. In 2010, investment is forecast to increase 25% to $200 billion. Global stimulus funding for clean energy was over $184 billion, including $77 billion in the US and $47 billion in China. But only 9% of this funding was spent in 2009. In 2009, China overtook the US to become the top investor ($34.6 billion) in clean energy. US investment fell 40% to $18.6 billion. Rounding out the top five was the UK ($11.2 billion), the rest of the EU-27 ($10.8 billion) and Spain ($10.4 billion). Asset financing for clean energy fell 6% last year to $94.9 billion, led by China. Public market financing fell 12% last year to $12.1 billion. Venture capital/private equity financing dropped 43% to $6.4 billion. By sector, wind energy attracted more than 50% of clean energy investments last year.

Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts