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An initial prototype based on data from the Berkeley Carbo= n Trading Project is live at https://opentaps.org/offsets, = and the code is available on github. Here is what it looks like:=
Our market research on the Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market is now comple= ted and published as Voluntary= Carbon Offsets: An Empirical Market Study on SSRN
Carbon offsets are claims of activities which reduce carbon emissi= ons, such as investments in renewable energy generation, improved forestry = and land management, circular economy and reuse, and carbon capture and seq= uestration. Carbon offsets are either part of mandatory schemes, such= as the European Emissions Trading Allowance, industry schemes, such as COR= SIA, and voluntary purchases by primarily corporate buyers and some individ= uals.
Mandatory carbon trading regimes are often limited in scope and re= gion, and in the past have suffered large swings in activity due to politic= al shifts.
Therefore, to reach Paris Climate goals, a robust voluntary carbon= offsets market is needed. The voluntary carbon offsets market is cur= rently a highly fragmented, illiquid market with poor transparency and ques= tionable quality. The goal of this project is to bring forward a bloc= kchain-based solution which will allow greater transparency, price discover= y, and ultimately higher quality. Through interviews with key stakeho= lders, we will identify the key issues, fine tune a solution, and bring on = initial participants to launch it.
If you would like to participate in this research project, please = start with the Carbon Offsets Research Questionnaire.
Carbon offsets are created by
The Players
See for example Gol= d Standard=E2=80=99s approve auditors list
Major corporations such as Microsoft
CORSIA - eligibility criteria for airlines to purchase credits
ICROA
IETA
Since the market trades directly or over-the-counter, most of the = information is not available. However, a few references are:= p>
A blockchain based platform to provide a central directory of volu= ntary offsets based on a decentralized architecture. The decentralize= d permissioned architecture allows recognized participants around the world= and in different functional roles (developers, brokers, buyers, verificati= on bureaus, standards organizations) to contribute data about voluntary car= bon offsets. Members of the network could contribute data about volun= tary carbon offsets, including the projects details, quantity issued, backg= round documentation, and any trades that occur. We could use IPFS or = another decentralized storage mechanism to store documentation of the offse= ts and use md5 to verify that documents have not been altered. =
The solution would be an open source code base which includes smar=
t contracts, scripts to access the network, plus a basic web UI for demonst=
ration purposes. Initially the data could come from the
An incentive structure for contributions similar to the Multiple L= isting Service for residential real estate would be based on:
This directory would not directly allow trading between participants.&nb= sp; It is for information purposes only. However, even without tradin= g, this directory could greatly enhance the voluntary offsets ma= rket place by:
A buyer=E2= =80=99s guide to soil carbon offsets - Carbon Plan
The Case for Starting Your Project with an Ecosystem Map: https://spin.atomicobject.c= om/2018/03/19/why-ecosystem-map/
How to Get Ecosystem Buy-In: https://hbr.org/2017/03/how-to-get-ecosystem-buy-in=
Methodology Of Business Ecosystems Network Analysis: A Field Study= In Telecom Italia Future Centre http://www.diag.uniroma1.it//~nonino/Publications/CI20.pdf= a>
BEAM: A framework for business ecosystem analysis and modeling: https://ieeexplore.ieee= .org/document/5386541
Business ecosystem analysis framework: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7341356
The Delicate Balance of Making an Ecosystem Strategy Work:<= span> https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-delicate-balance-of-making-an-ecosyste= m-strategy-work
Mapping and Strategising Across Business Ecosystems: <= a href=3D"https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/mapping-and-strategising-a= cross-business-ecosystems/" class=3D"external-link" rel=3D"nofollow">= https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/mapping-and-strategising-across-busi= ness-ecosystems/
This project is part of the Documentation and Use Cases for C= limate Action mentorship. For updates on this project, see the&nb= sp;Project Plan - Documentation and Use Cases for Climate Ac= tion.