Mr. Hongpeng Liu is Director of Energy Division in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). He is leading the energy team in ESCAP to promote regional energy cooperation with a focus on energy transition and the Sustainable Development Goal 7 - affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all including the initiatives on the development of the National SDG7 Road Map, energy connectivity for regional economic cooperation and enhancing the sustainability of minerals critical to energy transition. His work ranges from conducting policy studies to organising intergovernmental meetings and policy dialogues, as well as facilitating regional cooperation on capacity building in Asia and the Pacific.