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Carbon Emissions

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Illustration: Yunha)
Finance
Features
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.
Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Illustration: Yunha)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Apr 22, 2023 at 2:51 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2023
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A trash installation at a Solana hacker house. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Solana
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...
A trash installation at a Solana hacker house. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Danny Nelson
Apr 21, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2023
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Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
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)
By Amitoj Singh
Apr 6, 2023 at 5:59 a.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2023
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Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Finance
Immersion-cooling
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)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Mar 22, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
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Texas Blockchain Council Exec: ‘Embarrassing’ to See Senators Concerned Over Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Use in Texas
Video
Bitcoin mining
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
By CoinDesk Inc
Oct 13, 2022 at 8:41 p.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2022
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Podcasts
Money reimagined
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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By Michael J. CaseySheila Warren
Sep 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2022
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A forest of green trees: Can carbon credits on a blockchain help the environment?
Finance
World bank
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.
A forest of green trees: Can carbon credits on a blockchain help the environment?
By Jamie Crawley
Aug 17, 2022 at 12:33 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2022
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An enterprise blockchain can help manufacturers track carbon emissions along their supply chains. (Shutterstock)
Finance
Ey
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)
By Ian Allison
Jul 27, 2022 at 11:23 a.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
The node
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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By Daniel Kuhn
Jul 18, 2022 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2022
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Flowcarbon has raised $70 million in a funding round and the sale of its goddess nature token. (Rrraum/Shutterstock)
Finance
Token sale
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)
By Jamie Crawley
May 24, 2022 at 10:35 a.m. UTC
May 24, 2022
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