And the day has come! We just launched the World Energy Investment report with a plus this year: what is expected for 2020.
Spoiler alert: #Covid19 has triggered the largest annual fall in global energy investment in history (-20%). Before Covid it was set to increase [THREAD]

This @iea report tracks and quantifies investment data across the energy sector, with sections on fuel supply, power, energy end-use and efficiency, energy financing and funding, and R&D and technology innovation >> summary here https://iea.li/3c2JmJ3  w/ access to full report

It includes a MASSIVE amount of information and it was a LOT of work, so please check it out (and yes, it's FREE!)
Below are my #top5 charts/messages

#1: investment hits by technology.
Most visible effects in O&G, but no sector is immune

#2: Clean energy investments have been relatively resilient, but trends and levels are still low and poorly aligned with a sustainable path
In the power sector, much more investment in renewable and grids was and is still needed

#3: Coal power investment is lowering, but it's not gone. Coal power generation has been decreasing over the last years, but approvals for coal power plants are still happening - they edged up in 2019 and more is expected in 2020

#4: The role of the private and public actors varies substantially by region and sector >> this has strong implications on how different countries are able to support their energy sector, attract capital to it and mitigate the impact of the economic crisis

#5: Borrowing costs and credit conditions are showing worrying signs, especially for some public utilities in emerging and developing countries

PS. I will come back with more charts (you weren't thinking this was the top5 of the entire report right?) More to come [END]