Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Renewable energy capacity tops coal

Renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s largest source of electricity capacity, but the U.S. still lags. Why is that, and what will it take to bring the U.S. into line with the rest of the world? CORRECTION (Oct. 27, 2016): This story’s headline was updated to reflect that renewable energy is the largest source […]

 
 
   
ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images

Renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s largest source of electricity capacity, but the U.S. still lags. Why is that, and what will it take to bring the U.S. into line with the rest of the world?

CORRECTION (Oct. 27, 2016): This story’s headline was updated to reflect that renewable energy is the largest source of power capacity. 

 

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    6 hours ago
    25:58
  • Make Me Smart
    11 hours ago
    13:06
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    14 hours ago
    7:06
  • Marketplace Tech
    18 hours ago
    4:17
  • How We Survive
    a day ago
    14:10
  • Million Bazillion
    a day ago
    31:13
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    2 months ago
    37:19
  • Financially Inclined
    2 months ago
    12:30
  • The Uncertain Hour
    4 months ago
    22:50
  • Corner Office from Marketplace
    5 years ago
    20:58