They accounted for 19% of global electricity generation in 2011 which according to the report is "broadly on track to meet a 2C scenario by 2020" for a globally altered climate.
There are numerous bottlenecks that slow or prevent the successful commercialization of advanced, next-generation technologies, according to the report.
The 2010 Global Monitoring Report raises concerns about the potential of losing a generationof valuable human resources if education spending is cut as a result of the economic crisis.