Running on (almost) Empty

1335 GIGAWATTS Running on (almost) Empty In a world of dwindling traditional energy 89.3 GIGAWATIS 30 50 150 GIGAWATITS ROM RENEWABLE ENERGY 40 60 50 40 30 ENEWABLE ENERG resources, countries are starting to invest in more 11200000000 30 70 2009 INVESTMENT (S) United sustainable alternatives. Here are the countries 1600000000 Kingdom 2009 INVESTMENT ($) that are spending the most on renewable energy, along with how much of it they currently produce, and what percent of their total energy Turkey % FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY TYPES OF RENEWARLE ENERG 18600000000 2009 INVESTMENT ($) TYPES OF 183 GIGAWATTS HENEWABLE ENERG 50 output that represents. United States 30 OM RENEWABLE ENERGY 106 GIGAWATTS 50 40 2300000000 2009 INVESTMENT ($) 992 GIGAWATTS 97 GIGAWATIS % FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY India WABLE ENERGY 50 1000000000 40 60 2009 INVESTMENT ($) TYPES OF RENEWABLE E 30 Australia 2100000000 TYPES OF RENEWARLE ENERGY 2009 INVESTMENT (5) Mexico 20 ENERGY % FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY TYPES OF 80000000 RENEWABLE ENERGY TPES OF RENEWABLE C 1312.5 GIGAWATTS ENERGY 2009 INVESTMENT ($) 176.8 GIGAWATIS 200 GIGAWATTS 50 Japan 40 60 92.9 GIGAWATTS 50 40 30 30 ENERGY 70 FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY HEWABLE ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY 3300000000 RENEWABLE 2600000000 20 2009 INVESTMENT ($) 7400000000 2009 INVESTMENT ($) 2009 INVESTMENT (S) Canada Brazil Italy TYPES OF RENEWABLE E 34600000000 2009 INVESTMENT ($) PES OF RENEWABLE TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TYPES OF RENEWARLE ENERGY China 26 GIGAWATTS 14.6 GIGAWATTS 116 GIGAWATTS 124.8 GIGAWATTS EWABLE ENERGY 29% FROM RENEWABLE ENER 40 M RENEW TYPES OF 30 % FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY: 354000000 2009 INVESTMENT (S) 10400000000 hydroelectric 2009 INVESTMENT (S) 1800000000 Indonesia geothermal 4300000000 2009 INVESTMENT ($) Spain TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 2009 INVESTMENT ($) photovoltaic solar France thermal solar Germany wind TYPES OF RENEMARLE ENERGY TYPES OF tide TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ENEWABLE ENERGY biomass TYPES OF waste NOT EXACTLY TO SCALE Each country is sized MENEWABLE ENERGY loosely based on their total power consumption SOURCES Pew Charitable Trusts International Energy Agency A collaboration between GOOD and 0PEN 100 100 10 90 100