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David Rich is an Associate with the GHG Protocol Initiative at the World Resources Institute. He focuses on the development of greenhouse gas accounting and reporting standards and greenhouse gas emissions registries and has expertise in both corporate and product GHG accounting. Previously, David worked with the Climate Registry to develop a common GHG reporting protocol for use by companies across North America to support both voluntary and mandatory programs. He is currently developing new GHG Protocol standards for product life cycle and supply chain (scope 3) emissions accounting through a global multi-stakeholder process. He also focuses on mandatory GHG reporting to support regulatory policies, such as cap-and-trade. David holds a Masters degree in Energy and Environmental Analysis from Boston University and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley.