United Nations: Green Energy Blossoms, but China Has the Best Blooms.

The article reports on the growth of the green or renewable energy sector in 2009 despite the global financial crisis, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century. The report reveals that the total global investments in clean energy in 2009 was 162 million U.S. dollars and that China led the investors even surpassing the U.S. It also states that Chinese private sector investments in green energy increased by 59 percent and it has added 37 gigawatts of capacity.