GTI Energy’s Reliable Affordable Infrastructure for Secure Energy (RAISE)

Discover how GTI Energy’s RAISE (Reliable Affordable Infrastructure for Secure Energy) initiative is shaping the future of clean, reliable energy. In this session, Erin Blanton will explore how today’s gas infrastructure can evolve to support hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and other low-carbon fuels—ensuring resilience and affordability in the energy transition.

Presenter

Erin Blanton

Vice President - Zero Emissions Systems Team

GTI Energy, Inc.

Erin is focused on reducing methane and other air emissions across the energy industry and on building a new program focused on the role of natural gas infrastructure in a net-zero future. She was formerly a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she led the Natural Gas Research Initiative and spearheaded the center’s ESG research. Before joining the center, Blanton spent 16 years at Medley Global Advisors, an independent macro policy research firm, where she was a managing director and led natural gas and renewable coverage. Her clients consisted of the world’s leading hedge funds, asset managers, and investment banks. She is currently an advisory board member for Kimmeridge Energy Management’s Carbon Solutions Fund. Blanton holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Cornell University.