A report of private sector RE and EE investments in BASIC-countries: China, Brazil, India and South Africa. Reviw and analysis of the status and drives of RE and EE investments based on a cross-sectoral questionnaire and interview study of the leading private sector actors. The report confirms that companies have made very sizeable investments in clean energy. It also shows that national and international policy measures act as an important driver for corporate investment. Further it also identifies CDM as a major contributor in this development.