Daniel Raimi
Fellow; Director, Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative
Daniel Raimi is a fellow at RFF and a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition. He has published in academic journals including Science, Science Advances, Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Energy Research and Social Science, and Energy Policy, in popular outlets including The New Republic, Newsweek, Slate, and Fortune, and quoted extensively in national media outlets such as CNN, NPR's All Things Considered, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many more. He has presented his research for policymakers, industry, and other stakeholders around the United States and internationally, including before the US Senate Budget Committee and the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the US House's Natural Resources Committee. In 2017, he published The Fracking Debate (Columbia University Press), a book that combines stories from his travels to dozens of oil- and gas-producing regions with a detailed examination of key policy issues.
He also cohosts Resources Radio, a weekly podcast from RFF, in which he interviews leading researchers on energy and environmental topics.
He received his master’s degree in public policy from Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and his bachelor’s degree in music from Wesleyan University. Prior to entering graduate school, Raimi worked as a guitarist, composer, and music instructor in New York and Los Angeles. In his spare time, he still plays music (mostly jazz and bluegrass), cooks, plays tennis, and spends time with family. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife and kids.
Education
- Masters in public policy, Duke University, 2012
- BA in music, Wesleyan University, 2003
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Resources Radio — Apr 23, 2024
Pollution Causes Crashes: Particulate Matter and Traffic Accidents, with Travis Roach
Travis Roach discusses how the prevalence of airborne particulate pollution known as PM2.5 can increase the incidence of fatal traffic accidents.
Common Resources — Apr 17, 2024
After the Pause: Understanding the Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Implications of Increased US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
As the Biden administration temporarily pauses approvals for building new export facilities that transport liquefied natural gas, we’ve assembled a primer on the national and global implications of the US increasing exports of this important fuel.
Resources Radio — Apr 9, 2024
How Surging Demand Is Shaping the US Power Sector, with Brad Harris
Brad Harris discusses the growing demand for electricity in the United States, the industries that are driving this growth in demand, and how utilities and policymakers can mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions that result from higher energy use.
Environmental Justice Series — Apr 25, 2024
An Equitable Transition? Energy and Economic Development in Tribal Nations
A webinar examining the challenges and opportunities for economic development in Tribal nations during the energy transition.
Report — Apr 2, 2024
Global Energy Outlook 2024: Peaks or Plateaus?
RFF's annual Global Energy Outlook harmonizes a range of long-term energy projections to find key trends in global energy consumption, emissions, and geopolitics.
Journal Article — Mar 1, 2024
Matching Geographies and Job Skills in the Energy Transition
This journal article assesses the existing skillsets of fossil fuel workers, skillsets of in-demand jobs with similar pay, and the overlap between the two.
Working Paper — Jan 23, 2024
The Energy Transition and Local Government Finance: New Data and Insights from 10 US States
This working paper analyzes how fossil fuels and renewable energy contribute to local governments revenue in 79 US counties across 10 states.
Journal Article — Nov 20, 2023
Securing Energy Sovereignty: A Review of Key Barriers and Opportunities for Energy-Producing Native Nations in the United States
In this review, the authors assess the major barriers to tribal energy sovereignty, discuss historical and ongoing efforts to secure it, and highlight the tools that can further ensure the exercise of tribal energy sovereignty in the context of an energy
Environmental Justice Series — Apr 25, 2024
An Equitable Transition? Energy and Economic Development in Tribal Nations
A webinar examining the challenges and opportunities for economic development in Tribal nations during the energy transition.
RFF Live — Apr 2, 2024
The Global Energy Outlook 2024: Peaks or Plateaus?
An in-depth panel discussion on some of the potential long-term outlooks for energy markets and the global energy system
RFF Live — Mar 28, 2023
The Global Energy Outlook 2023: Sowing the Seeds of an Energy Transition
An in-depth panel discussion on some of the potential long-term outlooks for energy markets and the global energy system
RFF Live — Nov 1, 2022
What is an “Energy Community?” Understanding the Effects of the Inflation Reduction Act
An event examining the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions targeting “energy communities” and what it could mean for fossil fuel-dependent communities.
Resources Radio — Apr 23, 2024
Pollution Causes Crashes: Particulate Matter and Traffic Accidents, with Travis Roach
Travis Roach discusses how the prevalence of airborne particulate pollution known as PM2.5 can increase the incidence of fatal traffic accidents.
Common Resources — Apr 17, 2024
After the Pause: Understanding the Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Implications of Increased US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
As the Biden administration temporarily pauses approvals for building new export facilities that transport liquefied natural gas, we’ve assembled a primer on the national and global implications of the US increasing exports of this important fuel.
Resources Radio — Apr 9, 2024
How Surging Demand Is Shaping the US Power Sector, with Brad Harris
Brad Harris discusses the growing demand for electricity in the United States, the industries that are driving this growth in demand, and how utilities and policymakers can mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions that result from higher energy use.
Resources Radio — Apr 2, 2024
Estimating the Social Costs of Hydrofluorocarbons, with Lisa Rennels
Lisa Rennels discusses the effects on the climate of hydrofluorocarbons, a class of synthetic chemicals often used for air-conditioning and refrigeration.
Media Highlight — Apr 2, 2024
Axios: “One Useful Thing: Comparing Possible Futures”
The Axios Generate newsletter features this year’s Global Energy Outlook report from RFF.
Media Highlight — Mar 13, 2024
Bloomberg: “Failed Oil Well Plugs Are Silent Polluters That No One Watches”
Daniel Raimi, an RFF fellow, mentioned how methane-sensing satellites could be useful to reduce the greenhouse gas‘ impacts on the climate.
Media Highlight — Jan 29, 2024
Mountain West News Bureau/NPR: “Some Mountain West States Rely Heavily on Fossil Fuel Revenues to Pay for Schools, Roads”
A new working paper coauthored by scholars at RFF and the University of Michigan is the focus of a radio spot aired on several western NPR stations.
Media Highlight — Jan 23, 2024
Axios: “1 Big Thing: Why Replacing Fossil Fuel Revenue is Hard”
A new paper by researchers at RFF and the University of Michigan is the focus of two segments in Axios' Generate newsletter.