Daniel Kammen is the James and Katherine Lau Distinguished Professor of Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley, with parallel appointments in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School of Public Policy, and the department of Nuclear Engineering. He has served as Senior Advisor for Energy and Innovation at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Prof. Kammen is a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC and a Contributor to the Award of Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC. Prof. Kammen was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020. His research is focused on the science and policy of decarbonized energy systems, energy access, and environmental justice. He has published more than 450 papers. His research is currently focused on: decarbonization of power systems around the world; energy access and social justice; materials science for low-carbon economies; big-data approaches to clean transportation, and on the electrification of health facilities across Africa (HETA).