The Director of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficien­cy and Climate Change at the Energy Commis­sion, Kofi Adu Agyarko, has won the 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for Environmental Justice.

He is among four recipients of the award organised by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to recognise individuals who have made transformative contributions toward improving air quality or addressing climate change.

The other winners are Richard C.

Flagan, Professor at California Institute of Technology (Re­search); Prashant Kumar, Profes­sor at the University of Surrey, UK (International Education); and Vickie Patton, General Coun­sel at Environmental Defense Fund (Policy).