Spending in Japan increased 80 percent to $28.6 billion, almost doubling the nation’s solar capacity, Canada spent 45 percent more at $6.5 billion and the U.K. spent 13 percent more at $12.4 billion. Global investment last year declined 11 percent to $254 million. In 2012, spending fell 9 percent from a record $318 billion in 2011.Source