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June 12, 2012

Who's Funding the Green Energy Revolution?

Eoghan Macguire, CNN


CNBC

Money invested in renewable energy reached new heights last year, topping $257 billion.

So is the world finally going green?

The figures come from The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2012 report, a UN Environment Program backed study that has tracked the finance flowing into green energy across the world since 2004.

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