Native Nations in the Energy Transition

Date

Oct. 2, 2025

Time

2:00–5:00 p.m. ET

Participants

Brian C. Prest, Daniel Raimi, Alexandra Thompson, Angela Parker, Pilar Thomas, Demi Morishige, Tai Kondo Koester, and Monika Ehrman

Event Series

External Event

Details

Over the last four years, researchers from SMU, RFF, the University of Arizona, and elsewhere have worked with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe on a collaborative research project aimed at supporting Tribal energy sovereignty. This in-person event (with a virtual option) will present the results of this research and explore additional topics related to Tribal energy sovereignty, the future of Tribal energy development, and how academic researchers can partner with Tribal nations to advance mutual interests. The in-person event will include an extensive opportunity for networking and relationship-building.

This project has been supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Speakers

Monika Ehrman, Southern Methodist University
Tai Kondo Koester, University of Arizona
Demi Morishige, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Tribal Fossil Energy And Carbon Management Working Group—Secretary
Angela Parker, Mandan, Hidatsa, Cree; University of Denver
Brian Prest, Resources for the Future
Daniel Raimi, Resources for the Future
Pilar Thomas, Pasqua Yaqui Tribe, Quarles & Brady
Alexandra Thompson, Resources for the Future

Participants

Brian C. Prest

Fellow; Director, Social Cost of Carbon Initiative

Brian Prest is an economist and fellow at Resources for the Future specializing in climate change, oil and gas, and energy economics.

Daniel Raimi

Fellow; Director, Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative

Daniel Raimi is a fellow and director of the Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative at RFF. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.

Alexandra Thompson

Senior Research Associate and GIS Research Coordinator

Alexandra Thompson is a Senior Research Associate and the GIS Coordinator at RFF and an expert on using spatial data to address environmental and socioeconomic challenges.

Angela Parker

Associate Professor, University of Denver

Pilar Thomas

Partner, Quarles and Brady

Demi Morishige

Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Tribal Fossil Energy And Carbon Management Working Group—Secretary

Tai Kondo Koester

PhD Student, University of Arizona

Monika Ehrman

Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University

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