tools for climate science
While studying business I worked with several agriculture startups, supporting field monitoring and customer tools.
For one carbon credit verification project,
I developed a new workflow for field verifiers in the carbon credit market, projected to earn $2.9M for a 115K acre pilot.
field verification for carbon credits
The company recently launched a digital platform for Scope 3 emission monitoring and needed concepts for a next phase carbon credit verification service. I researched carbon credit pathways for contracted verifiers and crafted a streamlined user dashboard for field verification to streamline the verification process.
In addition, I crafted info graphics to explain the verification process in a clear user-friendly way, to support onboarding with the team’s clients.
For the verification workflow, I took the following approach to understand the process and participants for verification. I first identified the main stakeholders, outlined the verification process, then focused on the end user (field verifiers) to identify their workflow and challenges.
Verifiers will do a three-part verification of your practice.
Desktop review – validates your models, metrics and record keeping. Includes redundant validations with site and attestations so all align. Confirm these meet standards.
Attestation – your programs, methods, tools, and operations. Confirm these meet standards.
Site visit – validates targeted areas above, like tools, operations, the site, and allows for tracing your samples handling and analytics down to geo-specific control sites for recalculation. Confirm these meet standards.
I contacted verifiers at Aster Global and reviewed verifier job descriptions, to confirm the guidelines and protocols that my concepts could address.
Verifier Challenges:
Weather and Access – It’s a challenge to be in the elements, with limited cell or data reception.
Complicated Growing Cycles – Crop reviews often overlap and do not fit neatly into standardized schedules.
Manual Record Keeping – Certifications rely on paper documentation and rudimentary filing systems.
Recalculation – Manual workflows and multiple protocols make accuracy and data evaluation difficult.
workflows and concepts
