Thomas Frankiewicz
Leader - Waste Sector Methane
RMI
Tom Frankiewicz is Subject Matter Expert for Waste Sector Methane in the Climate-Aligned Industries Program at RMI. He leads RMI’s work on methane emissions mitigation in waste management and coordinates the organization’s work with the Global Methane Hub.
Background
Before joining RMI, Tom worked for more than 16 years in the Climate Change Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He led the Agency’s work on waste management and climate change, spearheading technical cooperation with national and municipal governments around the world to mitigate super-pollutants like methane and black carbon from solid municipal waste, wastewater, and agricultural waste.
In addition to coordinating work with climate partnerships such as the Climate & Clean Air Coalition and the Global Methane Initiative, Tom’s work took him to China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Serbia, among other countries, where he designed and launched waste management initiatives to reduce methane emissions.
In 2017, he served as Embassy Science Fellow at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he advised U.S. diplomats on climate, waste and air pollution issues, and launched a project with the Chinese government to incorporate waste and wastewater best practices into their low carbon cities program.
Tom is a member of the Advisory Board of the Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability, and author of numerous publications on landfill gas use and mitigation. He was a contributor to the International Energy Agency’s 2020 World Energy Outlook on biogas and biomethane.
Education
Tom holds an MBA from George Washington University School of Business, with a concentration in environmental and strategic management. He graduated from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington, with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Management.
Background
Before joining RMI, Tom worked for more than 16 years in the Climate Change Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He led the Agency’s work on waste management and climate change, spearheading technical cooperation with national and municipal governments around the world to mitigate super-pollutants like methane and black carbon from solid municipal waste, wastewater, and agricultural waste.
In addition to coordinating work with climate partnerships such as the Climate & Clean Air Coalition and the Global Methane Initiative, Tom’s work took him to China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Serbia, among other countries, where he designed and launched waste management initiatives to reduce methane emissions.
In 2017, he served as Embassy Science Fellow at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he advised U.S. diplomats on climate, waste and air pollution issues, and launched a project with the Chinese government to incorporate waste and wastewater best practices into their low carbon cities program.
Tom is a member of the Advisory Board of the Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability, and author of numerous publications on landfill gas use and mitigation. He was a contributor to the International Energy Agency’s 2020 World Energy Outlook on biogas and biomethane.
Education
Tom holds an MBA from George Washington University School of Business, with a concentration in environmental and strategic management. He graduated from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington, with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Management.
