Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876
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Daniel Kammen
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Justice
About
Daniel Kammen is a world-renowned energy scientist who is an expert in renewable energy, climate policy, and sustainable development. Daniel Kammen joined Johns Hopkins University as a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in 2025 from the University of California, Berkeley. He is part of the Sustainable Transformations and Energy cluster. His research combines advanced modeling of energy systems with practical implementation.
From designing mini-grids for rural communities, to decarbonizing residential water heating in California, to studying and advancing the innovation to implementation cycle, to advising on national climate strategies, Kammen has consistently been a leader in energy transformation. His work also explores the social and economic factors that influence the adoption of clean energy technologies and their impact on communities worldwide.
Kammen has decades of experience developing scalable, equitable energy solutions, and designing policy frameworks that support sustainable development. His work is at the cutting edge of renewable energy deployment, emphasizing energy justice and climate resilience as core pillars of a sustainable world.
Daniel Kammen is a member of the US National Academy of Science, and Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Since 1999 he has been a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
From designing mini-grids for rural communities, to decarbonizing residential water heating in California, to studying and advancing the innovation to implementation cycle, to advising on national climate strategies, Kammen has consistently been a leader in energy transformation. His work also explores the social and economic factors that influence the adoption of clean energy technologies and their impact on communities worldwide.
Kammen has decades of experience developing scalable, equitable energy solutions, and designing policy frameworks that support sustainable development. His work is at the cutting edge of renewable energy deployment, emphasizing energy justice and climate resilience as core pillars of a sustainable world.
Daniel Kammen is a member of the US National Academy of Science, and Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Since 1999 he has been a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Bo Li, Xinzheng Fang, Hui Hwang Goh, Jinghua Li, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Kai Chen Goh, Daniel M. Kammen (2026) “An overview of rural electrification planning in the developing Southeast Asia countries,” Energy Strategy Reviews, 64, 102153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2026.102153
Xi Xi, Boniface Kinyanjui & Daniel M. Kammen (2025) "Preventing an Extractive Green Hydrogen Industry: Risks and Benefits of Grid Expansion and Green Hydrogen in and for Kenya,” Environmental Science & Technology ES&T.
Gill-Wiehl, Annelise; Kwong, Layla; Daouda, Misbath; Kammen, Daniel; & Clasen, Thomas (2025) "Powering the future: Policies to advance equitable clean cooking access for health, well-being, and climate,” ES&T Letters. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00567
Sota, Rega and Kammen, Daniel M. and Klemun, Magdalena and Venghaus, Sandra, Knowing Better, Doing Better: Taking Stock of the UN Agenda 2030, its Means, its Progress, its Shortfalls (November 18, 2025). https://ssrn.com/abstract=5777465 and http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5777465
Xi Xi, Boniface Kinyanjui & Daniel M. Kammen (2025) "Preventing an Extractive Green Hydrogen Industry: Risks and Benefits of Grid Expansion and Green Hydrogen in and for Kenya,” Environmental Science & Technology ES&T.
Gill-Wiehl, Annelise; Kwong, Layla; Daouda, Misbath; Kammen, Daniel; & Clasen, Thomas (2025) "Powering the future: Policies to advance equitable clean cooking access for health, well-being, and climate,” ES&T Letters. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00567
Sota, Rega and Kammen, Daniel M. and Klemun, Magdalena and Venghaus, Sandra, Knowing Better, Doing Better: Taking Stock of the UN Agenda 2030, its Means, its Progress, its Shortfalls (November 18, 2025). https://ssrn.com/abstract=5777465 and http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5777465
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Representative leaders of the UD welcomed and worked with Professor Daniel M. Kammen, Johns Hopkins University
The University of Da Nang, December 3, 2025