Daniel Kammen
Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation, US Agency for International Development
Daniel Kammen is the Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). He is a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC. Kammen is also 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. His work is focused on decarbonization, energy access, and climate justice.
Kammen was appointed the first Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA) Fellow by Secretary of State Hilary R. Clinton in April 2010 and served as Science Envoy for Secretary of State John Kerry (2016- 2017).
His research is focused on the science and policy of decarbonized energy systems, energy access, and environmental justice. He directs the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL, online at https://rael.berkeley.edu).
Twitter: @dan_kammen
Day 0
October 10
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
Day 1
October 11
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Breakout Room C
In the Decade for Delivery, Governments Are Key to Unlocking Transformation
While thriving market systems are needed to achieve universal access to clean cooking, national governments have an indispensable role to play in supporting innovation, attracting private investment, and mobilizing the international resources required to ensure energy transitions are just and equitable for both people and the planet.
Yet national governments often face myriad challenges that prevent them from implementing ambitious and sustainable clean cooking transitions. As a result, in many countries clean cooking mandates are not elevated, monitored, and optimized as effectively as they could be.
This session will highlight the catalytic potential of strong government leadership in delivering robust clean cooking ambitions. To avoid incrementalism, national governments require the support of the ecosystem to help set and deliver ambitious, locally owned agendas. The Clean Cooking Delivery Units Network seeks to do just this by investing in local leaders, elevating their capacity, providing tailored funding and technical support, and facilitating connections to resources and peers. Speakers will discuss the full value proposition of the DUN as a solution that invests in building the capacity of countries at the ecosystem, institutional, and individual levels.
Speakers
Daniel Kammen
Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation, US Agency for International Development
Sophie Odupoy
Group Head of Public Affairs, KOKO Networks
Honorable Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Minister of Energy, Ghana
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Kandeh Yumkella
Founder & CEO, The Energy Nexus Network
Day 2
October 12
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
9:00 am-10:30 am
Breakout Room A
Perspectives on Innovation: Measuring & Monetizing Impacts
Game-changing innovations can dramatically contribute to scaling the sector and bring us closer to universal access to clean cooking solutions. These talks will feature innovators who will discuss how their products, services, or approaches have the potential to address key challenges in the sector.
- Advancing innovative direct impact monitoring: Fuel Use Electronic Logger (FUEL): Nordica MacCarty, Associate Professor of Engineering, Oregon State University
- Clean cooking saves lives: the Air Burden of Disease Explorer can predict how many: Michael Johnson, Technical Director, Berkeley Air Monitoring Group
- Advancing digital MRV to scale nature-linked clean cooking: Claire Willers, Senior Manager, Market Relations, The Gold Standard Foundation
- Unlocking climate finance for clean cooking in displacement settings: Muna Eltahir, Director of Practical Action Sudan
- Applying research to create a new results-based finance tool for women’s empowerment: Subhrendu Pattanayak, Oak Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Duke University
Speakers
Elisa Derby
Senior Director of Research, Evidence and Learning, Clean Cooking Alliance
Daniel Kammen
Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation, US Agency for International Development
Nordica MacCarty
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University
Michael Johnson
Technical Director, Berkeley Air Monitoring Group
Claire Willers
Senior Manager, Market Relations, The Gold Standard Foundation
Muna Eltahir
Country Director, Practical Action Sudan
Subhrendu Pattanayak
Oak Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Duke University
Day 3
October 13
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
Day 4
October 14
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Breakout Room C
In the Decade for Delivery, Governments Are Key to Unlocking Transformation
While thriving market systems are needed to achieve universal access to clean cooking, national governments have an indispensable role to play in supporting innovation, attracting private investment, and mobilizing the international resources required to ensure energy transitions are just and equitable for both people and the planet.
Yet national governments often face myriad challenges that prevent them from implementing ambitious and sustainable clean cooking transitions. As a result, in many countries clean cooking mandates are not elevated, monitored, and optimized as effectively as they could be.
This session will highlight the catalytic potential of strong government leadership in delivering robust clean cooking ambitions. To avoid incrementalism, national governments require the support of the ecosystem to help set and deliver ambitious, locally owned agendas. The Clean Cooking Delivery Units Network seeks to do just this by investing in local leaders, elevating their capacity, providing tailored funding and technical support, and facilitating connections to resources and peers. Speakers will discuss the full value proposition of the DUN as a solution that invests in building the capacity of countries at the ecosystem, institutional, and individual levels.
Speakers
Daniel Kammen
Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation, US Agency for International Development
Sophie Odupoy
Group Head of Public Affairs, KOKO Networks
Honorable Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Minister of Energy, Ghana
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO, Sustainable Energy for All
Kandeh Yumkella
Founder & CEO, The Energy Nexus Network
Sessions by Daniel Kammen
9:00 am-10:30 am
Breakout Room A
Perspectives on Innovation: Measuring & Monetizing Impacts
Game-changing innovations can dramatically contribute to scaling the sector and bring us closer to universal access to clean cooking solutions. These talks will feature innovators who will discuss how their products, services, or approaches have the potential to address key challenges in the sector.
- Advancing innovative direct impact monitoring: Fuel Use Electronic Logger (FUEL): Nordica MacCarty, Associate Professor of Engineering, Oregon State University
- Clean cooking saves lives: the Air Burden of Disease Explorer can predict how many: Michael Johnson, Technical Director, Berkeley Air Monitoring Group
- Advancing digital MRV to scale nature-linked clean cooking: Claire Willers, Senior Manager, Market Relations, The Gold Standard Foundation
- Unlocking climate finance for clean cooking in displacement settings: Muna Eltahir, Director of Practical Action Sudan
- Applying research to create a new results-based finance tool for women’s empowerment: Subhrendu Pattanayak, Oak Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Duke University
Speakers
Elisa Derby
Senior Director of Research, Evidence and Learning, Clean Cooking Alliance
Daniel Kammen
Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation, US Agency for International Development
Nordica MacCarty
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University
Michael Johnson
Technical Director, Berkeley Air Monitoring Group
Claire Willers
Senior Manager, Market Relations, The Gold Standard Foundation
Muna Eltahir
Country Director, Practical Action Sudan
Subhrendu Pattanayak
Oak Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Duke University