WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: (L-R) Darío Gil (Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director - U.S. Department of Energy) and Tim McDonnell (Climate & Energy Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: (L-R) Darío Gil (Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director - U.S. Department of Energy) and Tim McDonnell (Climate & Energy Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: Darío Gil (Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director - U.S. Department of Energy) speaks on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: Darío Gil (Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director - U.S. Department of Energy) speaks on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: (L-R) Darío Gil (Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director - U.S. Department of Energy) and Tim McDonnell (Climate & Energy Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: (L-R) Darío Gil (Under Secretary for Science and Genesis Mission Director - U.S. Department of Energy) and Tim McDonnell (Climate & Energy Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: (L-R) Matthew Prince (Co-founder & CEO - Cloudflare) and Reed Albergotti (Technology Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: (L-R) Matthew Prince (Co-founder & CEO - Cloudflare) and Reed Albergotti (Technology Editor - Semafor) speak on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor World Economy)