China is the largest destination for energy sector investments, but there are concerning trends of a global slowdown, the International Energy Agency said. The IEA in its world energy investment report found total global energy investments declined 2 percent from 2016 to reach $1.8 trillion last year. Of that, most went toward the electricity sector and oil and gas supply. The IEA said there were signs of a continued slowdown. Financial support for renewable energy, which accounted for about 60 percent of the total spending for power generation, declined 7 percent last year. “Such a decline in global investment for renewables and energy efficiency combined is worrying,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a statement. “This could threaten the expansion of clean energy […]