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Investment – Topics - IEA
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Investment

Choices shaping our energy futures

Investment made today in energy infrastructure will leave its mark for decades to come, so the energy sector presents exceptional opportunities, but also challenges for investors and governments who must deliver capital at the right time and in the right place, while also considering long time horizons.

Key findings

Total global energy investment, 2017-2020

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Energy investment is set to fall by one-fifth in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Almost all investment activity has faced some disruption due to lockdowns, whether because of restrictions on the movement of people or goods, or because the supply of machinery or equipment was interrupted. But the larger effects on investment spending in 2020, especially in oil, stem from declines in revenues due to lower energy demand and prices, as well as more uncertain expectations for these factors in the years ahead.