Abstract
Interview stakeholders and draft use case for a white paper on how to improve voluntary carbon offsets market transparency with blockchain.
Mentor and Mentee
| Mentor | Mentor | Mentee | Mentee |
|---|---|---|---|
Si Chen US PST | Sherwood Moore US PST | Dounia Marbouh GST | Kris Stern HKT |
Communication channel: Email and Github
Deliverables
- 1 Start white paper with background on voluntary carbon offsets market in the context of the ecosystem mapping, with citations of existing literature.
- 2 Interviews with stakeholders of the ecosystem
- 3 Architecture for voluntary carbon offsets directory directory based on interviews, ecosystem mapping, and other discoveries
- 4 Paper covering the voluntary carbon offsets directory
Milestones
Eval 1:
- a Initial draft of white paper including background and ecosystem mapping.
- b First interviews conducted.
Eval 2:
- c Additional stakeholder interviews conducted.
- d Analysis of offsets market data.
Eval 3:
- e.
- f.
Eval 4:
- g.
- h.
Timeline
| Week | Task/Plan | Status |
|---|---|---|
| May 24 - May 28 | Initial project plan. Reference materials. | Done. |
| May 31 - June 11 | First draft of white paper and interview request template. | Done |
| June 14 - June 25 | Finish ecosystem mapping. Draft list of questions. Set up online questionnaire. Begin outreach for interviews. | Done |
| June 28 - July 2 | Conduct initial interviews. | Done |
| July 5 - July 9 | Eval 1 | |
| July 12 - July 23 | Conduct interviews. | Done |
| July 26 - August 6 | Conduct initial interviews. | Done |
| August 9 - August 13 | Conduct initial interviews. | Done |
| August 16 - August 27 | Eval 2 | |
| August 30 - Sept 3 | Conduct initial interviews. | Done |
| Sept 6 - Sept 17 |
| Done |
| Sept 20 - 24 | Continue stakeholders interviews Analyze interviews for patterns | Done |
| Sept 27 - Oct 1 | Finish all stakeholders interviews Patterns of stakeholders interviews Eval 3 | Done |
| Oct 4 - Oct 15 | Start writing paper | Done |
| Oct 18 - Oct 29 | Finish final draft of paper before commentary | Done |
| Nov 1 - Nov 5 | Officially release paper for public commentary Send to interviewees for comments, get confirmation they are | Done |
| Nov 8 - Nov 12 | Eval 4 Final evaluation and presentation of project Submit paper for publication |
Tasks
Explanation
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Methodology
Methodology followed is here.