Clean Technica

The US unseated China as the most attractive country for renewable energy investment in 2012, according to Ernst & Young’s (E&Y) May 2013 “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index” (RECAI), which, for the 10th year running, “ranks 40 countries on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities based on a number of macro, energy market, and technology-specific indicators.”

E&Y analysts ranked Germany, Australia, and the UK third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 were sixth-ranked Japan, seventh-ranked Canada, eighth-ranked India, France at #9, and Belgium at #10.