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Growth in renewables bucks global slowdown

By Fiona Harvey in London

Published: July 2 2008 03:01 | Last updated: July 2 2008 03:01

Investment in renewable energy increased at a quickening pace last year in spite of the cooling in key economies.

Renewables and other forms of low-carbon energy bucked the economic slowdown, with nearly $150bn (€95bn, £75bn) invested in the technologies worldwide, according to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme.

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