Powering the winds of change: Four key issues powering the renewable energy revolution

Time, money and investment are crucial

Forecasters at the International Energy Agency anticipate that over the next 20 years $10trn will be invested in renewable assets. In the shorter term, by 2024, they expect new capacity installations to bring renewable power to 200 million homes around the world.

The rapid evolution in renewable energy has been prompted by legislators and the dawning realisation that we can and must do less damage to our precious planet. Four in five companies plan to introduce ESG measures to incentive plans - survey There is still a very long way to go and we are still at the beginning, so for investors there are plenty of opportunities to participate in and support this emerging, but enduring, transformation. The early entrant renewable energy companies are already very substantial. They have relatively simple business models and throughout this troubled...