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Clean Energy Investment Hit $2.155 Trillion in 2025 While Fossil Fuels Received $1.008 Trillion
The International Energy Agency's World Energy Investment 2026 report shows clean energy spending at $2.155 trillion versus $1.008 trillion for fossil fuels. Clean energy first surpassed fossil fuels around 2016. Oil investment is projected below $500 billion in 2026.
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com reported. Clean energy investment first overtook fossil fuel investment around 2016, and the gap has widened each year since. The IEA projects global oil investment will fall below $500 billion in 2026, marking a third consecutive year of decline.
OilPrice.com reported that the data emerged amid Middle East tensions and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Governments have treated domestic renewable projects as a route to greater energy sovereignty rather than a return to higher fossil fuel spending.
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