Big tech is buying more clean energy than ever in the Trump era

A wind turbine stands next to solar panels at a Banpu Power Pcl solar plant in Awaji, Hyogo, Japan, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Banpu Power owns 13 solar projects in Japan. Photographer: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg

Companies, led by tech giants including Apple Inc and Facebook Inc, are snapping up more clean energy than ever, even as shifting environmental policies from the United States to Europe threaten the economics of renewable energy.

Forty-three businesses signed long-term agreements for a record 5.4 gigawatts of clean power including solar and wind worldwide last year, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance report.