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Coverage dated May 24, 2023

Solar investment outshines oil: IEA

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Investment in solar power is expected to overtake oil for the first time this year as clean energy spending outpaces that for fossil fuels, the IEA said

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Solar power investment overtakes oil for first time – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The IEA said renewable energy is expanding faster than many people realize, but it warned that investment in fossil fuels is not slowing fast enough to reach goals to slash emissions by 2050.

  2. Bloomberg

    Solar Power Investment Set to Surpass Oil Production Spending This Year (opens Bloomberg)

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    Investors will pour more money into solar power than in oil production this year for the first time, signaling the scale and speed of the transition to low-carbon sources of energy.

  3. CNN

    Investment in solar power to outstrip oil for first time, says IEA (opens CNN)

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    Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday, with solar projects expected to outpace outlays on oil production for the first time.

  4. Digital Journal

    Solar investment outshines oil: IEA (opens Digital Journal)

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    Investment in solar power is expected to overtake oil for the first time this year as clean energy spending outpaces that for fossil fuels, the IEA said

  5. Al Jazeera

    Solar investment outshines oil as race for clean energy heats up (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    High oil and gas prices and worries about supplies have seen spending on renewables leap ahead of fossil fuels.

  6. Carbon Brief

    Solar power investment to exceed oil for first time, says IEA chief (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Fatih Birol says solar power investment is set to outstrip spending on oil production for the first time globally.

  7. Investopedia

    Solar Energy Investment To Surpass Oil Spending For The First Time, IEA Says (opens Investopedia)

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    Clean energy will account for 60% of all global energy investment in 2023, the IEA predicts, with spending on solar energy surpassing oil for the first time.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Investments in Solar Power Eclipse Oil for First Time (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Government spending, including Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, has helped drive a gap between clean-energy spending and fossil-fuel investments.

  9. Oil Price

    Solar Power Investment Is Set To Eclipse That Of Oil Production In 2023 (opens Oil Price)

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    This year, and for the first time ever, solar power investment is set to eclipse oil production investment.

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