Asia Salazar

Associate
  • Climate-Aligned Finance

Asia supports the Climate Finance team and RMI across several initiatives. Her work has spanned financing solutions for hard-to-abate sector decarbonization and alignment, IRA implementation, community and economic development through clean energy initiatives such as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and more.

Background

In her first two years at RMI, Asia was a fellow on the Climate Finance team. During this time, she was acknowledged as a GreenFin Emerging Leader in the 2024 cohort. Prior to joining RMI, Asia conducted research in several labs at Purdue University, including the USDA-ARS Crop Production and Pest Control lab, the Water Quality Field Station, and the Natural Resource Social Science lab.

Education

BS, Natural Resource and Environmental Science Policy and Analysis, Purdue University