Overall, investment fell by 1% to $70bn from the same three months last year, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
Investment in Brazil's fast-growing wind sector surged 131% to $2.3bn in Q3 2015 from the corresponding period in 2014. Investment in Chile leapt almost tenfold to $1.8bn from $180m.
In the US, investments rose 25% to $13.4bn year on year, second in the global rankings, which were again led by China with $26.7bn,
