An Iraqi-Kurdish electrical engineer gives a briefing by solar panels installed atop the roof of the Electricity Directorate in Sulaimaniyah in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on September 20, 2023. Despite its vast oil wealth, Iraq struggles to provide enough electricity to its 43 million people after decades of conflict and sanctions, as well as rampant corruption and crumbling infrastructure. And even though it is blessed with more sunshine than most other countries, it has proved difficult to wean Iraq's economy off fossil fuels - one of the themes of the upcoming climate COP28 talks in Dubai. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)