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Guterres to seek second five-year term as way and enabled new types of high energy density
UN Secretary-General batteries and low-cost energy storage solutions.”
António Guterres confirmed that he will be seeking a The DOE cited Cui’s research on developing new
second five-year term as UN Secretary-General, which electrode materials that can store 10 times more
would begin in January 2022. Briefing correspondents charge in a given volume, including silicon anodes,
at UN Headquarters in New York, his Spokesperson lithium-metal anodes and sulfur cathodes, which has
Stéphane Dujarric, confirmed that the President of reinvigorated battery research. Cui was also the first
the General Assembly, had written to the UN chief, to develop cryogenic electron microscopy techniques
asking if he intended to run for the top job again. for studying battery materials, including a study that
Mr. Dujarric said that the UN chief had informed the captured the first atomic-level images of finger-like
Security Council, and the heads of regional groups growths called dendrites that can pierce the barrier
of his decision, and that it was too early to gauge between battery compartments and trigger short
any reaction from Member States at this stage, or circuits or fires. (Source: Stanford)
speculate about any other potential candidates.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the
Guterres called for urgent transition from fossil fuels global action year for sustainable energy
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to renewable energy. "All countries need credible Despite that the world is not on track to meet climate
mid-term goals and plans that are aligned with objectives and achieve Sustainable Development
this objective," the UN chief said, addressing the Goal 7 (SDG7) for universal access to clean,
virtual COP26 (the UN Climate Change Conference) affordable and reliable energy, Marcel Alers, UNDP
Roundtable on Clean Power Transition. "To achieve Head of Energy, said that “clean energy solutions
net zero emissions by 2050, we need an urgent exist that can get us there”. Fossil fuels used to be less
transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy." expensive than clean energy but that is changing,
"That is why, I repeat my appeal to developed nations according to Mr. Alers. Renewables are becoming
to fulfill their longstanding pledge to provide 100 more affordable every year, and “some options are
billion U.S. dollars a year for developing countries now cheaper than fossil fuels”, he said, pointing out
to support both mitigation and adaptation," the UN that since 2010, the price of solar had decreased
chief said. (Source: UN) by 89%. Among other things, he noted that high-
emitting economies, such as China, Japan, South
Scientist YI CUI receives the U.S. DOE’s Korea, the United Kingdom and the European Union,
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award had made net-zero commitments and that United
YI CUI, professor of materials science and States President-elect Joe Biden had vowed to rejoin
engineering at Stanford and of photon science at the the Paris Agreement. In September, for the first time
Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator in 40 years, the UN will host a High Level Dialogue
Laboratory, will receive the U.S. DOE’s Ernest on Energy for countries, businesses, civil society
Orlando Lawrence Award, which honors mid-career and international institutions to step up action on
scientists and engineers in eight research fields. A sustainable energy. (Source: UN)
pioneer in developing clean-energy technology, Cui
is being honored for his “insightful introduction of Global Economy to Expand by 4% in 2021
nanosciences in battery research,” the announcement The global economy is expected to expand 4%
said, adding, “His multiple innovative ideas have in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine
transformed the battery field in a very impactful rollout becomes widespread throughout the year.

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