A new report by KPMG, based on a survey of 1,400 senior energy-transition investors across 36 countries and 11 industries, reveals that investment in clean-energy assets is rising. It surpassed $2 trillion in 2024 from $1.2 trillion in 2020.
According to the report, 72 percent of investors believe that investments in energy-transition assets are rising, despite high interest rates and geopolitical volatility. This confidence isn’t limited to one sector. Sixty-four percent have invested in energy-efficiency technologies (including electrification), followed by renewables (56 percent), storage and grids (54 percent), and transport infrastructure (51 percent).
Investors also flagged three major concerns: regulatory and policy uncertainty, market volatility, and performance risk of emerging technologies.
Meanwhile, partnerships across various industries
