Nuclear energy: How finance, policy and innovation can triple capacity by 2050
Nuclear energy is gaining global momentum as a key climate, energy security, and growth solution; yet financing and policy parity remain critical to scaling up.
I am the Director of the Division of Planning, Information and Knowledge Management in the Department of Nuclear Energy (NEPIK), IAEA. Since joining the IAEA in March 2016, I have led the Agency’s capacity building service in energy planning, information and knowledge management, supporting Member States to develop science-based climate and energy policy, conduct techno-economic analyses and comparative assessments to explore the benefits and disadvantages of different energy technologies including nuclear energy, and apply nuclear knowledge and information management methodologies to ensure the crucial knowledge and data can be preserved and transferred. He coordinates joint energy planning initiatives with UNDESA, IRENA and UN Regional Commissions and serves as the organizational focal point to the IPCC and UNFCCC. I have been involved in many key international events on SDGs and climate change, such as UN High Level Dialogue Forum, UN High Level Dialogue on Energy, UN Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between SDGs and Paris Agreement and a number of COPs including COP 29. He was the lead Scientific Secretary of the first and second the IAEA International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power convened in October 2019 and October 2023 respectively.
My career includes a mix of diplomatic, management and engineering experience, including decades of service in the nuclear industry and government in China, along with diplomatic postings as Deputy of the Permanent Mission to China to the IAEA and Science Attaché in the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC.
I holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master Degree in Nuclear Engineering.