Proof of Zero
Developing an audited, standards-compliant on-chain database and explorer for company carbon footprints to enhance transparency and combat greenwashing. Seeking collaborators for sustainable web3 integration.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 05:54 PM
Projects should directly support the mission of DeSci to innovate scientific research by exploring novel mechanisms of funding, conducting, and disseminating scientific research in an open, inclusive, and accessible manner.
The Proof of Zero project aims to standardize and make carbon disclosures transparent using blockchain technology, which is a novel mechanism that could potentially innovate scientific research in environmental sciences.
DeSci projects most commonly support this mission by building and testing necessary technological infrastructure, but projects may also be eligible if they are deploying existing DeSci infrastructure in a scientific research context or if they are educating and recruiting members of the scientific community to contribute to the mission.
Proof of Zero is building the necessary technological infrastructure for carbon emissions transparency (The Carbon Explorer database) and attempting to standardize carbon disclosures, which aligns with developing and deploying DeSci infrastructure in the context of climate-related scientific research.
Concrete examples of issues covered by the DeSci mission include: the data reproducibility crisis and archaic data sharing practices; misaligned incentives and poor practices in scientific publishing and peer review; financial, linguistic, and academic barriers to globally inclusive research; intellectual property, patents, and financial incentives to trade progress for profits; academic disconnect and poor science/health literacy and trust in the lay public and government representatives.
The project addresses the issue of archaic data sharing practices and misaligned incentives by creating a clear, comparable, and trustworthy database for carbon disclosures, which could help combat greenwashing and allow for more reliable benchmarking to work against the data reproducibility crisis in carbon accounting.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Without specific evidence or details on how the Proof of Zero project complies with the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy, a definitive conclusion cannot be made. Further investigation into the project's adherence to said policies is necessary.