Energy

Smoke billows from smokestacks and a coal fired generator at a steel factory on November 19, 2015 in the industrial province of Hebei, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the World Leaders' Summit "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" session on day three of COP26 on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on day three of COP26 at SECC on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Reigate - Pool / Getty Images)

Gas prices approaching $5 a gallon are displayed in front of a Shell gas station on October 05, 2021 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Oil pumpjacks line the horizon in Chevron's Kern River Oil Field, the fifth largest in the United States, located just north and east of Bakersfield, is viewed on July 7, 2021, in Oildale, California (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Wind power generators are enveloped in a smoky sky near the Millard fire on July 15, 2006 near Cabazon, California.