Agence France-Presse: Global investments in renewable energy overtook those in carbon-based fuels for the first time in 2008, attracting a record 155 billion dollars, a UN report said Wednesday. Skip related content Of that sum, 36 billion dollars was invested in producing clean energy in emerging economies such as China, a increase of 27 percent compared to 2007. And 105 billion dollars was spent directly developing power generating capacity from wind, solar, small-hydro, biomass and geothermal …