Carbon Emissions

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Here Are Six New Projects Looking to Mitigate Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Footprint
From technical improvement efficiencies to novel market-based solutions, a plethora of projects are trying to improve the bitcoin mining’s environmental footprint.
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Solana’s Annual Carbon Footprint Equals 18062 Flights From London to New York
A new, real-time dashboard set up by the Solana Foundation purporting to show how relatively little carbon the smart contracts platform is emitting – at a time when the energy...
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ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia's CBDC Pilot
ANZ partnered with Grollo Carbon Ventures to trade Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU).
Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

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Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.
The company says it can reduce the carbon footprint and land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology.
Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Texas Blockchain Council Exec: ‘Embarrassing’ to See Senators Concerned Over Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Use in Texas
Texas Blockchain Council Exec: ‘Embarrassing’ to See Senators Concerned Over Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Use in Texas
A group of seven Democratic lawmakers in Washington, D.C., led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are looking into the energy usage and carbon emissions of the bitcoin mining...
Texas Blockchain Council Exec: ‘Embarrassing’ to See Senators Concerned Over Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Use in Texas

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Blockchains, Climate Change and the Trading of Carbon Credits
The excitement around the new Web3 Stack, the ReFi ecosystem and carbon system for a healthier climate.
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World Bank Affiliate IFC Backs Blockchain-Based Platform for Carbon Offsets
The Carbon Opportunities Fund aims to push investments for tokenized trading of carbon credits.
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An enterprise blockchain can help manufacturers track carbon emissions along their supply chains. (Shutterstock)
EY Has Built an Ethereum-Based Product to Help Firms Hit Carbon Accounting Goals
Enterprise users’ data-privacy concerns are less of a constraint when it comes to showing how supply chains are meeting their ESG mandates, said EY blockchain lead Paul Brody.
An enterprise blockchain can help manufacturers track carbon emissions along their supply chains. (Shutterstock)

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Crypto Carbon Credits: Slapping Lipstick on a Pig
There are deeper issues with crypto’s greenification beyond the current market rout.
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Flowcarbon has raised $70 million in a funding round and the sale of its goddess nature token. (Rrraum/Shutterstock)
Climate Company Flowcarbon Raises $70M Through A16z-Led Round, Sale of Carbon-Backed Token
Flowcarbon aims to drive investment in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere by creating a protocol that tokenizes carbon credits.
Flowcarbon has raised $70 million in a funding round and the sale of its goddess nature token. (Rrraum/Shutterstock)