In
a
new
report
Building
a
Sustainable
Energy
Future,
Swiss
Re
highlights
the
important
role
it
says
insurers
must
play
in
providing
“new
growth
opportunities”
for
the
renewables
industry.
Under
Swiss
Re’s
best-case
scenario,
“low-carbon
sources”
(including
nuclear)
will
comprise
92%
of
the
global
energy
mix
by
2050
–
though
it
stresses
that
this
outcome
would
require
“a
successful
mix
of
political,
social
and
technological
factors”.
The
report
predicts
annual
losses
in
the
total
energy
sector
could
reach
$42bn
by
2030,
opening
the
way
for
insurers
to
provide
financial
protection
as
well
as
risk
management
expertise
to
help
avoid
these…
