About Us

Climate Futures has been helping our clients take credible action against climate change since 2005.
We are experts in reducing carbon emissions and working with global carbon markets.

Our Vision

A world where everyone has access to a lifestyle that protects life on Earth, instead of threatening it.

Our Values

Transparency

Effectiveness

Integrity

Our Mission

At Climate Futures our mission is to create a low carbon economy that sustains all life on Earth.

How We Do It

We empower businesses and individuals to take verifiable and effective action towards a more sustainable world. As an environmental project developer and portfolio manager, we specialize in reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change.

Our 1PLANET Marketplace advances education and climate solutions by enabling a more trusted carbon footprint management for people and businesses. 1PLANET makes it easy for you to reduce your own carbon footprint while supporting climate solutions that build a sustainable future.

The Climate Futures Executive Team

Our team has been working with climate projects around the world for 20 years and we are experts in reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change.

Jesse Uzzell

Founder/CEO

B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University & M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. Jesse has worked with climate projects and carbon finance since 1998, and certified the first Kyoto Protocol climate projects in the world while developing the climate change services at Det Norske Veritas (DNVGL.com) between 1998 and 2005. He founded Climate Futures in 2005 and has experience along the entire value-chain of climate projects and carbon offsets while developing four different portfolios of climate projects.

Jake Ivkovic

CFO

B.A. in Business Administration from Baruch College, NY. Jake is a seasoned finance professional with 20 years experience. Former Vice President at JP Morgan where he managed vendor relationships with over $4 billion in yearly spends. Implemented and integrated software and hardware solutions for tracking and reporting of financial data. He also worked as part of JP Morgan’s legal finance team to minimize exposure and enforce anti-money laundering practices and compliance.

Dan Socek, PhD

CTO

B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Nebraska. Ph.D. in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University with focus in encryption/cryptography. Owner of Cypherensics (cypherensics.com) and long-time contractor for Intel, RealNetworks, and multiple other high-tech companies. He has written a book on encryption and 26 peer reviewed publications mostly on security and encryption topics. He also jointly holds 14 patents with Intel and RealNetworks.

Jianguo Liu

Co-Founder/COO

B.Sc. In Environmental Engineering from Zhejiang University & M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. Jianguo has worked with climate projects and carbon finance since 2006 as part of the Climate Futures team. He also worked as climate project verifier at SGS (SGS.com). He has experience along entire value-chain of climate projects and carbon offsets, having participated in the development of 4 climate project portfolios over the years.