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20250219_zih_i98_002 February 19, 2025, Tehran, Iran: Iran's President, MASOUD PEZESHKIAN (C), arrives at a ceremony on a snowy day in Tehran. (Credit Image: © Iranian Presidency/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)

20250219_zih_i98_001 February 19, 2025, Tehran, Iran: Iran's President, MASOUD PEZESHKIAN (C-R), arrives at a ceremony on a snowy day in Tehran. (Credit Image: © Iranian Presidency/Zuma Press/Fotoarena Wire)

55267396 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267400 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267391 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267392 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267395 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267399 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267371 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: An aerial view of a vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267368 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: An aerial view of a vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267361 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267374 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: An aerial view of a vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267372 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: An aerial view of a vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267369 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: An aerial view of a vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267365 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267376 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267363 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: A vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55267373 RUSSIA, YEKATERINBURG - AUGUST 14, 2024: An aerial view of a vertical solar panel installed on the facade of the Ural Federal University. Donat Sorokin/TASS/Sipa USA

55700161 A view of wind turbines placed close to an area of cutting trees. The trail 'Ireland Way' goes from the South of the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, and in between crosses several small towns that represent very well rural Ireland. Photo Credit: Ana Fernandez / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

ny290524103407 Nawaf Al-Osimy, chief technical officer of the Jazlah Water Desalination plant, which draws vast quantities of water from the Persian Gulf and makes it drinkable, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, March 4, 2024. The kingdom is trying to juggle its still vital petroleum industry with alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it faces pressure to lower carbon emissions. (Iman Al-Dabbagh/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny290524103206 Arrays of solar panels that help power the Jazlah Water Desalination plant, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, March 4, 2024. The kingdom is trying to juggle its still vital petroleum industry with alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it faces pressure to lower carbon emissions. (Iman Al-Dabbagh/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040624200011 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 12:01 a.m. ET Wednesday, June 5, 2024. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE -- A solar farm in Weifang, China, Oct. 23, 2023. Governments in Beijing and Washington have spent huge amounts developing alternative energy industries. (Gilles Sabrie/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

54926890 A wind turbine stands at the shallow water near the coast of Kent. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England. The windfarm is placed on the shallow and flat plateau. The wind farm consists of 30 turbines and each of them are 115 meters tall. Photo Credit: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

54926892 Wind turbines stand at the shallow water near the coast of Kent. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England. The windfarm is placed on the shallow and flat plateau. The wind farm consists of 30 turbines and each of them are 115 meters tall. Photo Credit: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

54926889 Wind turbines stand at the shallow water near the coast of Kent. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England. The windfarm is placed on the shallow and flat plateau. The wind farm consists of 30 turbines and each of them are 115 meters tall. Photo Credit: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

54926893 Wind turbine stand at the shallow water near the coast of Kent. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England. The windfarm is placed on the shallow and flat plateau. The wind farm consists of 30 turbines and each of them are 115 meters tall. Photo Credit: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

54926894 Wind turbines stand at the shallow water near the coast of Kent. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England. The windfarm is placed on the shallow and flat plateau. The wind farm consists of 30 turbines and each of them are 115 meters tall. Photo Credit: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

54926888 Wind turbines stand at the shallow water near the coast of Kent. The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England. The windfarm is placed on the shallow and flat plateau. The wind farm consists of 30 turbines and each of them are 115 meters tall. Photo Credit: Krisztian Elek / SOPA Images/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

ny250523190505 A local preschool where the new solar-powered air source heat pump generates underfloor heating, in La Almunia De Doña Godina, Spain, on May 14, 2023. Behind its rural facade, La Almunia de Doña Godina is doing its part to use technology to address climate change. (Emilio Parra Doiztua/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny201122234905 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Aramco Research Center in Novi, Mich. on Nov. 13, 2022. The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action. (Cydni Elledge/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny201122235505 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** LS2, a lobbying firm in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 13, 2022, which has helped promote Saudi interests in corn-producing states. The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action.( Kathryn Gamble/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny201122235105 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE ? Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman greets attendees after speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference, popularly known as ?Davos in the Desert?, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Oct. 25, 2022. The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny201122235705 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Inside the King Abdullah research center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 14, 2022. The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action. (Iman Al-Dabbagh/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny201122235305 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A solar farm at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 14, 2022. The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action. (Iman Al-Dabbagh/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny150822210405 FILE Ñ Guests are silhouetted against colorful digital video graphics on the stage during a break between speakers at at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Feb. 24, 2022. ÒOne of the most striking aspects of recent energy disputes,Ó writes The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, Òis the extent to which Republicans have tried to use the power of the state to promote polluting energy sources even when the private sector prefers alternatives. (Damon Winter/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010304 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Hilde Tonne, Statnett?s chief executive in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 21, 2021. Statnett is the Norwegian electric grid operator that is a half-owner of the cable, along with Britain?s National Grid. (Thomas Ekström/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010906 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A wind turbine at the Port of Blyth, England on Dec. 9, 2021. Britain wants to tap into Norway?s often abundant hydropower, while the Norwegians will be able to benefit from surges of electricity from British wind farms that might otherwise be wasted. (Mary Turner/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822232105 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A view of downtown Kingston, Jamaica, on Dec. 9, 2021. Few in Kingston know the International Seabed Authority is based there, though it has jurisdiction over half the surface of the world. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010105 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A direct current conversion facility in Blyth, England, on Dec. 9, 2021, which provides a landing point for a new cable stretching from Norway. Britain wants to tap into Norway?s often abundant hydropower, while the Norwegians will be able to benefit from surges of electricity from British wind farms that might otherwise be wasted.(Mary Turner/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010505 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A cable that runs underground and out into the North Sea in Blyth, England, on Dec. 9, 2021. Britain wants to tap into Norway?s often abundant hydropower, while the Norwegians will be able to benefit from surges of electricity from British wind farms that might otherwise be wasted. (Mary Turner/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010905 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A direct current conversion facility in Blyth, England. on Dec. 9, 2021. Britain wants to tap into Norway?s often abundant hydropower, while the Norwegians will be able to benefit from surges of electricity from British wind farms that might otherwise be wasted. (Mary Turner/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822231905 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The International Seabed Authority offices in Kingston, Jamaica on Dec. 9, 2021. The International Seabed Authority is entrusted with regulating how the nodules are mined, on the basis of environmental impact and countries? economic development. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822232406 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Michael Lodge, the International Seabed Authority?s secretary general, at the agency?s office in Kingston, Jamaica on Dec. 9, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822232806 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A polymetallic nodule on Michael Lodge?s desk, who is the International Seabed Authority?s secretary general, in Kingston, Jamaica, on Dec. 9, 2021. Rocks like these contain metals that will be critical in the production of electric cars. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010205 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Wind turbines off Blyth, England on Dec. 9, 2021. Norwegians say they can benefit from surges of electricity from Britain?s wind farms that might otherwise be wasted. (Mary Turner/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny040122010605 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Cordi O?Hara, president of National Grid Ventures, in London, England on Dec. 8, 2021. Britain wants to tap into Norway?s often abundant hydropower, while the Norwegians will be able to benefit from surges of electricity from British wind farms that might otherwise be wasted. (Tom Jamieson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122150805 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A billboard advertising coal mining jobs in Inez, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Martin County will soon be home to an ambitious $231 million solar farm on land where where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122152005 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Old buildings in downtown Inez, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Martin County will soon be home to an ambitious $231 million solar farm on land where where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122151605 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Kudzu grows over the pumps at an abandoned gas station near a former mountaintop coal removal site in Martin County, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Martin County will soon be home to an ambitious $231 million solar farm on land where where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122151405 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** An old rail line leads to a now-reclaimed mountaintop coal removal site in Martin County, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Martin County will soon be home to an ambitious $231 million solar farm on land where where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122151105 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Adam Edelen visits the site of his planned solar farm, on land where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal, in Martin County, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Edelen said the fact that a promised return of coal had failed to materialize helped his cause. ÒI wouldÕve been run out of the coalfields had I tried to do this six to 10 years ago,Ó he said. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122152605 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A wild horse roams on the site of a former mountaintop coal removal mine in Martin County, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Martin County will soon be home to an ambitious $231 million solar farm on land where where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122151805 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Adam Edelen, left, and Erich Miarka go over plans for a solar farm, on land where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal, in Martin County, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Edelen said the fact that a promised return of coal had failed to materialize helped his cause. ÒI wouldÕve been run out of the coalfields had I tried to do this six to 10 years ago,Ó he said. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny010122152205 EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3 am. ET Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Adam Edelen, right, and Erich Miarka go over plans for a solar farm, on land where a mining company once razed the mountains flat for coal, in Martin County, Ky., Oct. 15, 2021. Edelen said the fact that a promised return of coal had failed to materialize helped his cause. ÒI wouldÕve been run out of the coalfields had I tried to do this six to 10 years ago,Ó he said. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822231805 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Gerard Barron, the Metals Company?s chief executive, in New York with executives, and representatives from Nauru and Tonga, nations his firm is partnering with, in New York on Sept. 17, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822232705 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Gerard Barron, center, chief executive of the Metals Company, holds a seafloor nodule at Times Square in New York on Sept. 17, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822234106 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Gerard Barron, the Metals Company?s chief executive, rings the Nasdaq bell for his company?s first day of public trading, in New York on Sept. 17, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822233105 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Michael Lodge, the International Seabed Authority?s secretary general, in his office near the United Nations in New York on Aug. 10, 2021, which established his agency as part of the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny120921222805 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A movie theater in downtown Normal, Ill. on June 18, 2021. When the Mitsubishi plant closed in 2015, the impact quickly rippled out through the town, squeezing local businesses. (Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny120921221704 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Construction workers at a site in Bloomington, Ill.. on June 18, 2021. The race to make electric vehicles is turning some places into winners, and Normal, Ill., is one of them but it has seen good times go sour in the past. (Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny120921222405 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A construction project that Josh MosierÕs company is working on in Bloomington, Ill. on June 18, 2021. The race to make electric vehicles is turning some places into winners, and Normal, Ill., is one of them but it has seen good times go sour in the past. (Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny120921222605 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Construction workers at the Rivian plant in Normal, Ill. on June 18, 2021. There are hundreds of construction contractors on site addition to the more than 2,500 workers employed by the company. (Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny120921222105 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Construction in progress at the Rivian plant in Normal, Ill. on June 18, 2021. The electric vehicle maker has spent around $1.5 billion renovating a huge factory once owned by Mitsubishi. (Akilah Townsend/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822232605 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Polymetallic nodules collected from the Pacific seabed on the Maersk Launcher, a ship chartered by the Metals Company, San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822233305 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Andrew Sweetman, a marine ecologist who sailed with the Metals Company last year, inspects a device used to measure biological activity on the ocean floor, on the the Maersk Launcher in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822231606 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Core samples collected in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. Data from the seabed agency helped the Metals Company pinpoint mineral-rich areas. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822233905 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Longshoremen helped dock the Maersk Launcher in the port of San Diego, Calif. on June 7, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822233606 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The Maersk Launcher, a ship chartered by the Metals Company, carries seabed samples from the remote Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 miles southwest of San Diego, on June 7, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822233005 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The Maersk Launcher, a ship chartered by the Metals Company, waits in Mexican waters near Rosarito before being cleared by Mexican authorities to proceed to the U.S, on June 7, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822233505 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The Maersk Launcher, a ship chartered by the Metals Company, waits in Mexican waters near Rosarito before being cleared by Mexican authorities to proceed to the U.S, on June 7, 2021. The Metals Company plans to begin mining as early as 2024. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280822232305 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The Maersk Launcher, a ship chartered by the Metals Company, waits in Mexican waters near Rosarito before being cleared by Mexican authorities to proceed to the U.S, on June 7, 2021. Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny240422230904 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET Monday, April 25, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE ? Duke Energy?s wind power project near Notrees, Texas, on April 20, 2021. Berkshire Hathaway competitors, including Duke Energy, have set more ambitious climate goals. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny100321155405 A resident of Suttsu, Japan, a fishing town on Hokkaido where a furor followed the mayor's decision to participate in a study of spent nuclear fuel storage options, March 10, 2021. Ten years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry remains politically toxic, and a source of deep anxiety. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny100321155005 Suttsu, Japan, a fishing town on Hokkaido where a furor followed the mayor's decision to participate in a study of spent nuclear fuel storage options, March 9, 2021. Ten years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry remains politically toxic, and a source of deep anxiety. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny100321155704 Rockfish caught by Masanobu Sato, a fisherman out of Suttsu, Japan, who hopes the city in Hokkaido won't host a repository for spent nuclear fuel, March 9, 2021. Ten years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry remains politically toxic, and a source of deep anxiety. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny100321155605 Masanobu Sato, a fisherman out of Suttsu, Japan, who hopes the city in Hokkaido won't host a repository for spent nuclear fuel, March 9, 2021. Ten years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry remains politically toxic, and a source of deep anxiety. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny100321155804 Wind turbines rise over Suttsu, Japan, a fishing town on Hokkaido where a furor followed the mayor's decision to participate in a study of spent nuclear fuel storage options, March 9, 2021. Ten years after the Fukushima meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry remains politically toxic, and a source of deep anxiety. (Noriko Hayashi/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny200320192804 The Somerset Operating Company, the state's last coal plant, looms over nearby Barker, N.Y., near Lake Ontario, on March 5, 2020. The plant, a source of pride for village, will close this month, spurring a debate over alternative energy projects. (Libby March/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny200320193103 Darlene Lutz, 60, at the Somerset Operating Company, the state's last coal plant, in Somerset, N.Y., on March 4, 2020. The plant, a source of pride for the nearby village of Barker, will close this month, spurring a debate over alternative energy projects. (Libby March/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny200320192604 A bulldozer at the Somerset Operating Company, the state's last coal plant, in Somerset, N.Y., on March 4, 2020. The plant, a source of pride for the nearby village of Barker, will close this month, spurring a debate over alternative energy projects. (Libby March/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny200320193004 Mike Adinolfe, 41, at the Somerset Operating Company, the state's last coal plant, in Somerset, N.Y., on March 4, 2020. The plant, a source of pride for the nearby village of Barker, will close this month, spurring a debate over alternative energy projects. (Libby March/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny200320193404 Vince Muto, 63, at the Somerset Operating Company, the state's last coal plant, in Somerset, N.Y., on March 4, 2020. The plant, a source of pride for the nearby village of Barker, will close this month, spurring a debate over alternative energy projects. (Libby March/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny081119163304 A power transmission line is reflected in a puddle in New Orleans on Aug. 27, 2019. Entergy says natural gas is the best option for a proposed new plant, but opponents say shifting economics have made renewable sources a competitive alternative. (William Widmer/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny270319164605 Steam billows from the PacifiCorp Hunter power plant in Castle Dale, Utah, Feb. 6, 2019. Chris Riley, who comes from a coal town and a coal family in the area, co-founded Guzman Energy. His enterprise wants to disrupt the energy business by helping communities in the West find alternatives to the relatively expensive power provided by rural electric cooperatives and their coal-burning plants ? such as cheaper, renewable energy sources. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny270319165004 Chris Riley, who comes from a coal town and a coal family, yet co-founded Guzman Energy, hugs his aunt Carey Bloomer while with her and his grandfather Robert Riley, at the family home near Castle Dale, Utah, Feb. 6, 2019. Chris Riley's enterprise wants to disrupt the energy business by helping communities in the West find alternatives to the relatively expensive power provided by rural electric cooperatives and their coal-burning plants ? such as cheaper, renewable energy sources. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny270319163904 Chris Riley, who comes from a coal town and a coal family, yet co-founded Guzman Energy, pictured near the PacifiCorp Hunter power plant in Castle Dale, Utah, Feb. 6, 2019. His enterprise wants to disrupt the energy business by helping communities in the West find alternatives to the relatively expensive power provided by rural electric cooperatives and their coal-burning plants ? such as cheaper, renewable energy sources. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny270319163704 Chris Riley, who comes from a coal town and a coal family, yet co-founded Guzman Energy, with his grandfather Robert Riley, center, and his father, Mike Riley, right, art their family home near Castle Dale, Utah, Feb. 6, 2019. Chris Riley's enterprise wants to disrupt the energy business by helping communities in the West find alternatives to the relatively expensive power provided by rural electric cooperatives and their coal-burning plants ? such as cheaper, renewable energy sources. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny270319164304 Mining memorabilia in the family home of Chris Riley, who comes from a coal town and a coal family, yet co-founded Guzman Energy, near Castle Dale, Utah, Feb. 6, 2019. Riley's enterprise wants to disrupt the energy business by helping communities in the West find alternatives to the relatively expensive power provided by rural electric cooperatives and their coal-burning plants ? such as cheaper, renewable energy sources. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny260918190804 Ivan Penn, a New York Times alternative energy correspondent, stops to tweet during the 2018 Solar Power International in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 25, 2018. Alternative power sources have upended the electric grid. Penn, who covers the beat, discusses the changes and how he keeps track of them. (Jessica Pons/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny260918190504 Ivan Penn, a New York Times alternative energy correspondent, second from left, chats with Garry Wicka of LG Electronics during the 2018 Solar Power International in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 25, 2018. Alternative power sources have upended the electric grid. Penn, who covers the beat, discusses the changes and how he keeps track of them. (Jessica Pons/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny260918190703 Ivan Penn, a New York Times alternative energy correspondent, takes a photo and chats with Garry Wicka of LG Electronics during the 2018 Solar Power International in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 25, 2018. Alternative power sources have upended the electric grid. Penn, who covers the beat, discusses the changes and how he keeps track of them. (Jessica Pons/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny280318194210 Wind turbines in the desert near Palm Springs, Calif. March 12, 2018. A recent report found that wind power was the least costly power source. (Beth Coller/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny140518213511 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, May 15, 2018. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The Cabazon wind turbines, partly owned by Shell, near Palm Springs, Calif., March 12, 2018. Shell has begun to allocate up to $2 billion per year for electric power and alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it diversifies its approach. (Beth Coller/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny140518212911 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday, May 15, 2018. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** The Cabazon wind turbines, partly owned by Shell, near Palm Springs, Calif., March 12, 2018. Shell has begun to allocate up to $2 billion per year for electric power and alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it diversifies its approach. (Beth Coller/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny050117234603 FILE Ñ Workers install solar panels on a rooftop in Wuhan, China, Dec. 3, 2016. China intends to spend more than $360 billion on renewable power sources and create more than 13 million jobs in the sector by 2020, the governmentÕs energy agency said on Jan. 5, 2017. (Giulia Marchi/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny071217221512 File -- An aerial view of a large solar panel grid north of Los Angeles, Dec. 19, 2014. The Republican tax bills moving through Congress could significantly hobble AmericaÕs renewable energy industry through a series of provisions that would scale back incentives for wind and solar power while bolstering older energy sources like oil and gas production. (Monica Almeida/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny071217221712 File -- Wind turbines, and antelopes at lower left, at the Spring Canyon Wind Farm outside Peetz, Colo., May 2, 2017. The Republican tax bills moving through Congress could significantly hobble AmericaÕs renewable energy industry through a series of provisions that would scale back incentives for wind and solar power while bolstering older energy sources like oil and gas production. (Ryan David Brown/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

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19790620_shc_z03_341 June 20, 1979 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - President Carter endorsed the use of solar power as part of a comprehensive plan to strengthen the nation's energy security by conserving energy and developing alternative energy sources. On June 20, 1979, he showed reporters and other guests new solar panels on the West Wing providing hot water for the White House. (Credit Image: © Jimmy Carter Library/ZUMA Press Wire)

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