Dr. Gregory Nemet

Methodology focus

Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School. Lead of the State of CDR report. Innovation-economics scholar focused on learning-by-doing and cost-curve dynamics in energy and climate technologies.

Trellison / LedgerWell intersection. Cost-curve narrative — proof packs reduce transaction/MRV cost.

Affiliation

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Role

Professor

Axis

Policy & Governance

Tier

Tier 4

Selected publications

2024 — State of Carbon Dioxide Removal 2nd edition (lead). Oxford Net Zero.
2019 — How Solar Energy Became Cheap (book). Routledge.
Multiple — Learning-curve and innovation-economics papers. multiple venues.

Alignment with proof packs

Their methodology / role	Proof-pack / Trellison fit
Cost-curve analysis for CDR	Proof-pack cost decomposition is the input data cost curves require
State of CDR authoritative venue	Reference-implementation inclusion

Collaboration concepts

Concept 1

CDR cost-curve paper with proof-pack-derived data

Empirical cost-curve analysis with proof-pack-sourced data.

Concept 2

State of CDR report: proof-pack inclusion

As an implementation reference.

Concept 3

Wisconsin / Trellison policy fellowship

Joint research fellowship at La Follette.

Outreach approach

Proposed opening message

Subject: An implementation reference for your policy framework

Dear Gregory Nemet,

Your role in framing CDR policy has made your published prescriptions an operating specification for implementation work. Trellison Institute has been building a per-tonne open-data verification instrument — the proof pack — that tries to implement that specification.

I would welcome a 30-minute conversation to show you the current alpha. We are not asking for endorsement; we are asking for methodology critique and, if useful, an offer of alpha access for your active work. Independent negative evaluations would be published alongside positive ones.

A one-page methodology brief that maps your work to proof-pack schema fields — with gaps flagged honestly — is attached.

With respect,
Rob Stillwell
Director, Trellison Institute

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.

Disclosure: Compiled from public sources through April 2026. Inclusion does not imply endorsement, affiliation, or reciprocal interest. Corrections: About.

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