Trellison InstituteResearch Integrity · Methodology Evaluation

Dr. Stephen M. Smith

Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero — University of Oxford — Smith School

Methodology focus

Executive Director of Oxford Net Zero at the University of Oxford Smith School. Co-author of the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting. State of CDR report co-lead. The Oxford Principles are the baseline reference standard for any carbon-neutrality claim — proof-pack schema must map to them cleanly.

Trellison / LedgerWell intersection. Oxford Principles are the baseline standard — proof-pack schema should map to them.

Affiliation
University of Oxford — Smith School
Role
Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero
Axis
Policy & Governance
Tier
Tier 4

Selected publications

Alignment with proof packs

Their methodology / roleProof-pack / Trellison fit
Oxford PrinciplesProof-pack schema must map to Oxford Principles cleanly
State of CDR co-leadOxford is a reference-implementation venue
Smith School policy conveningAccess to UK and EU policy networks

Collaboration concepts

Concept 1

Oxford Principles-compliant proof-pack schema paper

Formal mapping paper.

Concept 2

Oxford Net Zero / Trellison methodology brief

Joint policy brief on operationalising Oxford Principles.

Concept 3

Smith School fellowship or advisor role

Academic affiliation pathway.

Outreach approach

Proposed opening message

Subject: An implementation reference for your policy framework

Dear Stephen Smith,

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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