Frances (Fran) is a former manager with RMI’s Climate Intelligence Program. She supported the institute’s efforts to reduce methane emissions from the global oil and gas industry through research and development of market-based mechanisms to encourage low-emissions natural gas.
Background
Prior to joining RMI, Fran worked as an energy analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris, France, where she supported the agency’s work on methane from the oil and gas sector. There, she contributed to the analyses of opportunities for methane abatement technologies, as well as of global methane policies and regulations. Before that, Fran completed a junior research fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, working in the Energy and Climate Program and the Technology and International Affairs Program. Her primary focus was on comparing the carbon footprints of global petroleum resources.
At UNC-Chapel Hill, Fran participated in research examining energy access and environmental health conditions in health care facilities in Malawi. She was also a collegiate soccer player, played at the semi-pro level during her time in France, and currently plays for the Colorado Rapids.
Education
BS, Environmental Sciences (minor in Chemistry), second major in Spanish Literature, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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