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EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals

A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Jun 23, 2020 at 3:25 p.m. UTC

Jun 23, 2020

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Environment

Why Tech-Minded Climate Groups See COVID-19 as a Trial Run for Massive Change

Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.

By Ian Allison

Apr 16, 2020 at 6:46 p.m. UTC

Apr 16, 2020

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Can Bitcoin Survive the Climate Change Revolution?

If ESG is becoming the new buzzword among impact-minded financial institutions, where does energy-intensive bitcoin fit in?

By Ian Allison

Mar 30, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 30, 2020

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Climate change

Yale Researchers Turn to Hyperledger to Track Carbon Emissions

A team from Yale's OpenLab has been exploring how blockchain, IoT and other data-science tools can be used to measure and track carbon emissions.

By Ian Allison

Mar 24, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2020

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Hyperledger

Hyperledger Conference Shows Where Blockchain Can Fight Global Warming

Social impact took center stage at this year's Hyperledger Global Forum, with perhaps less of an emphasis on banking consortia and trade finance blockchains.

By Ian Allison

Mar 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2020

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