By 2040, zero-emission energy sources will make up 60% of installed capacity. Wind and solar will account for 64% of the 8.6 terawatts (trillion watts or TW) of new power capacity.

And solar and wind will account for almost 60% of the $11.4 trillion invested in energy over the next 25 years, according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Renewable energy Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance NEO 2016

Annual electricity output in thousand terawatt hours by the major generating technologies from 2016 through 2040.

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