Daniel Kammen
Encyclopedia
Daniel Kammen is the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at the University of California, Berkeley
and a climate
advisor to the Obama administration. He is a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
, for their report, Climate Change 2007, assessing man-made global warming
. Kammen was elected a permanent fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
in 1998 and, in 2007, received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Commonwealth Club of California
.
On September 9, 2010, Kammen was appointed chief technical specialist for renewable energy
and energy efficiency at the World Bank
.
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and a climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
advisor to the Obama administration. He is a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
, for their report, Climate Change 2007, assessing man-made global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
. Kammen was elected a permanent fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
African Academy of Sciences
The African Academy of Sciences is an Africa-wide scientists organisation. It serves firstly to honour African scientists who have become internationally renowned through their efforts in their respective fields, and secondly to encourage the development of the research and technology base...
in 1998 and, in 2007, received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Commonwealth Club of California
Commonwealth Club of California
The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States...
.
On September 9, 2010, Kammen was appointed chief technical specialist for renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
and energy efficiency at the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
.