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Beyond net zero: Redefining climate accountability
Businesses must go beyond net zero, integrating climate risk into all operations to gain resilience, compliance and market advantage.
Rory Jacobson is the Head of Policy at Carbon Direct. Previously, he served as the Director of the Carbon Dioxide Removal program within the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In previous roles at DOE, Jacobson has supported and coordinated FECM’s carbon removal and management programs and projects.
Prior to joining DOE, Jacobson was a Deputy Director of Policy at Carbon180, where he managed the federal policy portfolio for engineered carbon removal pathways. He has led carbon management research and analysis in multiple roles, including with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Resources Institute, and Carbon Direct. Jacobson received his master’s in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry, where he was a Kerry Fellow.
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