CA2 SIG Mural Collaboration Results: Planning for 2021
The purpose of this page is to share findings from the collaborative input from CA2 SIG members to identify goals and objectives for 2021. Findings from the 23 March group brainstorming session with the CA2 SIG have been organized into key topics. For each topic, this document provides:
- A summary of SIG input from the mural session
- Input from Tom/Martin captured during CA2 SIG handoff (where provided)
- A space for the CA2 SIG to identify action steps to be taken in 2021 to help achieve CA2 SIG Goals identified.
- Please add any actions you would like in the blank bullets provided. Please add your name if this is an action that you plan to be responsible for.
2021 CA2 SIG Goals:
Develop Use Cases
- Input provided by CA2 SIG members
- Present use case
- Gather more use case studies in repository
- +1 List of use cases and looking for common denominator
- Use Cases
- Actions the SIG can take to reach 2021 Goals to develop use cases
- Add best practices for developing a use case to the resource page and work with the SIG to move towards an established approach. (Sherwood - helping build this for the internship program. It can also be used by SIG members).
- Update pages for active projects - Si - Please help expand and standardize them as an example
- Develop Proof of Concept (POC)Input provided by CA2 SIG members
- First PoC together with a real customer
- Run a Hyperledger Fabric network that is open for other people to use and join (and use
- Show a real impact of project using metrics people understand!
- Creation of Demos
- POC Action for 2021
- Launch utility emissions tokens network and DAO to record member CO2 emissions and onboard offsets - Si
- Facilitate the development of Standards
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Standards
- Collaborating with regulatory bodies for defining standards and specifications for carbon credits and what is happening out there in climate action and accounting
- Come up with block-chain based accounting standards for carbon accounting
- Capital Markets SIG has a nice taxonomy. Use to solve the large puzzle of climate
- Additional Input from Tom/Martin during CA2 SIG handoff:
- Pick one standard Gap that is needed. For example, there is no specific standard about how to append a carbon value to a renewable energy certificate (on/or) guarantee of origin.
- The value is the ability to run through the process of getting there.
- Clear value proposition to organizations and SME's to participate and lend resources and support.
- Once that has been navigated, the SIG can use it’s new SME to develop an approach for groups doing the same thing for different GAPS (and perhaps even an overarching plan of GAPS to fill (at the same time)
- Interesting scope of work to explore would be standardizing the digitization of the ‘V” in MRV. (Almost always the ‘V’ is being excluded within the process of climate action accounting).
- Grow the CA2 SIG Action for 2021
- Hyperledger best practices for developing a use case.
- CircularTree has run a successful supply chain pilot with Porsche and is interested in solving standards issue(s). Explore if there is a use case to work on together. (Action - Sherwood Moore).
- Grow the CA2SIG
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Increase the number of contributors and volume of activity
- Develop new projects and actively recruit new members to actively work on
- Develop issues (prompts) for every project for members to work on
- What are the GAPS / project needs that the CA2 SIG is uniquely positioned to take on
- Additional Input from Tom/Martin during CA2 SIG handoff:
- Gender Diversity (and diversity in general) - how can the CA2 SIG become more diverse/inclusive? David says that there is a Hyperledger focus on gender/diversity
- Plan communications to support ongoing awareness building activities for climate accounting and CA2 SIG projects (Sherwood)
- Goal for 2021 - Triple the # of CA2 SIG members, double the number of working groups. Let’s strive for more products and outputs. (More additional calls for WGs and projects]).
- Grow the CA2 SIG Action for 2021
- Engage with David about Hyperledger resources for improving diversity and report back to the SIG
- Introduce the CA2 SIG to more diverse groups
- Build awareness about climate accounting and establish thought leadership
- Establish thought leadership in the emerging climate accounting ecosystem
- Awareness about climate change and how the project could be impactful in the domain among open source society.
- Put process in place to establish CA2 SIG presence/presentations at climate change related conferences this year
- Contribute learning materials
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Awareness / Thought Leadership Action for 2021
- Create a wiki page for SIG members to share upcoming opportunities/events to identify conferences/events that SIG members may be interested in attending (Sherwood).
- Identify potential for SIG speaking opportunities, panels, webinars to participate in and put process in place for submitting speaking submissions.
- Si, Kamlesh, Karolina and Robin proposed a panel discussion at the Hyperledger Global Forum “How Blockchain is helping to achieve sustainable development goals - Climate, Environment and Circular Economy” (Robin)
- Build Coalitions
- Move towards building a network representing active participation from all stakeholders in the climate accounting framework value chain
- Reach out other technical communities (Ethereum and A.I for example)
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Additional Input from Tom/Martin during CA2 SIG handoff:
- Climate is overarching, speak in the language of the different industries (energy, finance, etc... ) and showcase climate accounting through the lens they view the world. Target POC’s to their industry (ex: energy and finance).
- suggest first to do the self-assessment and compare to goals - then it will be more clear which options for organizations/individuals should be contacted
- Explore a pilot project that can bring in multiple stakeholders into the climate accounting space, but relevant to their business, ex: energy & finance.
- Collaboration with other Linux groups should be a high priority.
- Develop scalable strategy for sharing out work that is topical to different Linux group (Sherwood to discuss with David).
- Encourage SIG members to recommend speakers for the SIG by offering a clearer approach, how to set it up, ex: Here is how you organize the speaking event, here is the process.
- Groups in the Hyperledger world that have been really good maintainers of projects, where we can make the climate link and get them involved because they bring in that open source practice / knowledge / experience to us.
- Look within the Hyperledger / Linux world Hyperledger Indy, Aries, Fabric Group or other SIGS - they all see the environmental connection
- What are the specific goals for Coalition Building?
- Coalition Building Action for 2021
- Engage with the CCC. CA2 SIG has just become a member and has invited CCC members to join the CA2 SIG. (Sherwood to explore how to best coordinate CA2 SIG updates to the CCC, and vice versa)..
- CA2 SIG should consider collaboration opportunities with the CCC and other groups in the climate space.
- Should we make a presentation to the CCC about our group? - Si
- Map the ecosystem / value chain
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Map the puzzle
- Map the potential business models / incentive / value exchange that could be used to launch and expand a global accounting framework
- Additional Input from Tom/Martin during CA2 SIG handoff:
- Learned that ecosystem mapping requires a tremendous amount of resources and varied expertise. (Mackenzie would hire an army of consultants to drive this).
- Ecosystem Mapping Action for 2021
- Explore how to develop a data commons
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Data commons repositories, agree with you all
- Publish a data common on climate
- Data Commons Action for 2021
- Explore new Ideas
- SIG input from mural exercise
- Tokenize Emissions on the Network
- Develop the sustainability score
- How to validate carbon offsets?
- Action for 2021