Simon Lomax

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Simon Lomax (LinkedIn) is the director of the Accelerated Methane Reduction Initiative at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, a think tank based at the Colorado School of Mines.

Mr. Lomax has spent more than 25 years working in journalism, public policy and corporate affairs, mostly focused on energy security and the energy transition. During his career, he has worked with a wide spectrum of groups at the federal and state level, including industry trade associations, environmental organizations, think tanks, economic development non-profits and cleantech developers. He is a former energy and climate reporter for Bloomberg News and Argus Media. Simon also worked directly on cap-and-trade climate legislation as a staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mr. Lomax has a B.A. in Journalism from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. In 2006-07, he completed the American Political Science Association’s Congressional Fellowship Program, a highly selective, nonpartisan program devoted to expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress.