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Mission of WikiCarbon: To support the reduction (to near zero) of greenhouse gas emissions.
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The basis: In light of the fact that humanity currently has the knowledge to provide the basic needs of every human being on the planet in a sustainable and regenerative manner – it seems worth considering what is askew: "Knowledge for What?" This is a launching point for the reasoning (thesis) behind WikiCarbon, which goes as follows.
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Given that:
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[1] We have the scientific knowledge to accurately measure nearly all anthropogenic carbon combustion and carbon dioxide emissions; and
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[2] We have the technology to record emission amounts – and allocate them to products and/or services (like we do using accounting software and general ledgers; using accrual, cost of goods sold, inventorying, etc. methodologies).
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And given that:
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[3] Knowing the embedded (embodied) emissions in the products and services we consume – would inform our consumption habits, it is assumed: for the better (i.e., lowering the consumption of carbon-intensive products/services); and would in fact inform companies (of our preferences), thus supporting "perfect" information, or in the least, mitigating information asymmetry.
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It stands to reason that:
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[4] If companies are not performing what can be termed “carbon accounting” (measuring and recording embedded emissions on a per product/service basis) – which is how we need to manage the “language” that consumers and producers need to accomplish [3] above;
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Then we, the people, can:
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[5] Due to [1] and [2] being true – by utilizing our (a) crowd-sourcing potential on Wikipedia (human hours), along with the (b) data hosting capacity of Wikipedia – we can reliably use our knowledge to perform carbon estimating that is fairly accurate.
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Until the point when:
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[6] Companies take up [4] and join us collaboratively in managing and speaking our shared "language" (via carbon accounting).
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Completing the steps above would help us engage and make available: Knowledge that is useful to living well.
   
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So I reiterate: Knowledge for What?
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The following presentation (draft) will be utilized to communicate the above proposed crowd-sourcing and hosting plan for carbon estimating:[[Media:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vhmANaY8fMLA9JqM6wcKyurMz6XAhvEC/view?usp=sharing]]
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;Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?: In part; was invited to presented www.energyweneed.com at the Sixth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, June 27-28, 2014 in Iceland. Have presented and participated in collaborate with with City Atlas related to communicating climate change mitigation in NYC since 2016; including presenting to the Mayor's Office of Sustainability. As such, the present is very familiar with content in the WikiCarbon presentation.
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Latest revision as of 06:48, 20 September 2018

Due to limited space, WikiConference North America 2018 unfortunately could not accommodate this submission in its program this year.
Please check out our Unconference for opportunities to present and share there.



Title
WikiCarbon
Theme (optional)
Relationship Building & Support
Academic Peer Review option
No
Type of submission
Presentation
Author
Alexander G. Frantzen
E-mail address
alexander.frantzen(at)gmail.com
Wikimedia username
Af2352
Affiliation(s) (optional)
Independent (Civic)
Abstract

Mission of WikiCarbon: To support the reduction (to near zero) of greenhouse gas emissions.

The basis: In light of the fact that humanity currently has the knowledge to provide the basic needs of every human being on the planet in a sustainable and regenerative manner – it seems worth considering what is askew: "Knowledge for What?" This is a launching point for the reasoning (thesis) behind WikiCarbon, which goes as follows.

Given that:

[1] We have the scientific knowledge to accurately measure nearly all anthropogenic carbon combustion and carbon dioxide emissions; and

[2] We have the technology to record emission amounts – and allocate them to products and/or services (like we do using accounting software and general ledgers; using accrual, cost of goods sold, inventorying, etc. methodologies).

And given that:

[3] Knowing the embedded (embodied) emissions in the products and services we consume – would inform our consumption habits, it is assumed: for the better (i.e., lowering the consumption of carbon-intensive products/services); and would in fact inform companies (of our preferences), thus supporting "perfect" information, or in the least, mitigating information asymmetry.

It stands to reason that:

[4] If companies are not performing what can be termed “carbon accounting” (measuring and recording embedded emissions on a per product/service basis) – which is how we need to manage the “language” that consumers and producers need to accomplish [3] above;

Then we, the people, can:

[5] Due to [1] and [2] being true – by utilizing our (a) crowd-sourcing potential on Wikipedia (human hours), along with the (b) data hosting capacity of Wikipedia – we can reliably use our knowledge to perform carbon estimating that is fairly accurate.

Until the point when:

[6] Companies take up [4] and join us collaboratively in managing and speaking our shared "language" (via carbon accounting).

Completing the steps above would help us engage and make available: Knowledge that is useful to living well.

So I reiterate: Knowledge for What?


The following presentation (draft) will be utilized to communicate the above proposed crowd-sourcing and hosting plan for carbon estimating:Media:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vhmANaY8fMLA9JqM6wcKyurMz6XAhvEC/view?usp=sharing

Length of presentation
20 minute presentation; 10 minutes Q&A from audience.
Special requests
Technology requirements include a large screen for the presentation; and possibly electronic distribution of material to audience based on registration to the conference?
Preferred room size
Room size preference 25-50.
Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?
In part; was invited to presented www.energyweneed.com at the Sixth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, June 27-28, 2014 in Iceland. Have presented and participated in collaborate with with City Atlas related to communicating climate change mitigation in NYC since 2016; including presenting to the Mayor's Office of Sustainability. As such, the present is very familiar with content in the WikiCarbon presentation.
If you will be incorporating a slidedeck during your presentation, do you agree to upload it to Commons before your session, with a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, including suitable attribution in the slidedeck for any images used?
Yes.
Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?
Possibly; however, presenting would increase the likelihood.

Interested attendees

If you are interested in attending this session, please sign with your username below. This will help reviewers to decide which sessions are of high interest. Sign with four tildes. (~~~~).

  1. LumaNatic (talk) 13:28, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
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