Low-carbon investment was driven by companies in the high-emitting materials, energy and transport sectors, accounting for 5, 38 and 50 percent respectively. Capital investments comprised €59 billion, driven by electric utility investments of €45 billion in renewables, infrastructure and enabling technologies such as demand-side response programmes and digitalization. Research and development (R&D) investments amounted to €65 billion, of which €43 billion was reported by transport original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), primarily for investments in electrification and autonomous vehicle technologies. Overall transport sector R&D accounted for 46 percent of all low-carbon investment reported to CDP in 2019.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/doubling-down-europes-low-carbon-investment-opportunity
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Doubling_down_-_Europe's_low_carbon_investment_opportunity.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/carbon-disclosure-project-cdp
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emission-targets
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrogen
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency