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Dr. Erin Sills

Professor — NC State University

Methodology focus

Professor at NC State University, leading environmental and resource economist specialising in the social and environmental impacts of forest-based and energy-based climate interventions. Principal critic of the real-world effectiveness of cookstove offset projects.

Trellison / LedgerWell intersection. Intersection with Abel/Ethiopia Living Labs.

Affiliation
NC State University
Role
Professor
Axis
Integrity Critics
Tier
Tier 1

Selected publications

Alignment with proof packs

Their methodology / roleProof-pack / Trellison fit
Household-level usage data for cookstove claimsProof packs require real-world stove-stacking data, not modelled assumptions
Community-impact frameworkProof-pack co-benefit ledger is the natural extension of Sills's socioeconomic-impact methodology
Ethiopia / African forestry contextDirect intersection with LedgerWell Ethiopia Living Labs

Collaboration concepts

Concept 1

Cookstove proof-pack schema with household-sensor integration

Integrate cookstove monitoring data (IoT stove sensors, household surveys) into proof-pack schema.

Concept 2

Ethiopia joint field study

Leverage LedgerWell Ethiopia Living Lab access for a joint proof-pack + household-effectiveness study.

Concept 3

AFOLU co-benefit ledger standard

Co-design of the community-level co-benefit fields in the proof-pack schema.

Outreach approach

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What we do not ask for

  • Endorsement of Trellison, LedgerWell, DaedArch, or any affiliated entity.
  • Exclusivity or first-look rights on research findings.
  • Unpaid labour. Any advisor role is compensated with a modest honorarium and disclosed on the record.
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