Zeke Hausfather

One of my predictions during our Climate Brink end of year wrap-up was that 2026 might be the first year where global clean energy investment exceeds global military spending.

Unfortunately with recent wars we will likely have to wait a few more years for it to occur: https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/when-will-clean-energy-spending-exceed

Mar 6 at 5:20pmWeb
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That being said, clean energy investment has grown rapidly, and in 2025 the world spent more on clean energy ($2.3 trillion) than global military spending back in 2022 ($2.2 trillion).