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Gas-to-Bitcoin Mining Firm Crusoe Energy Systems Raises $505 Million

22.4.2022
On Thursday, the bitcoin mining and flare gas mitigation firm Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. revealed it secured $505 million in new capital from strategic investors. According to the announcement, the Series C equity funding round was led by the climate technology venture capital firm G2 Venture...

Climate, blockchain and CBDCs: an interview with HyperLedger's Karen Ottoni

22.4.2022
HyperLedger’s Karen Ottoni explains that blockchains do more than just create cryptocurrencies: effective tools against climate change, they also improve the supply chain

Solana-Based Climate Change Project Employs ‘NFTrees’ to Save Rainforests

21.4.2022
GainForest combines satellite imagery with data science in a bid to incentivize landowners away from cutting down trees

Blockchain and oracles can help clean energy transition, study claims

19.4.2022
A new report conducted by Tecnalia Research and Chainlink Labs asserts that blockchain and oracles can help fix climate issues

No Bitcoin: Mozilla will only accept Proof of Stake crypto donations

13.4.2022
The company has decided to begin accepting PoS crypto again after an outcry against Bitcoin forced it to suspend such donations earlier this year

How blockchain technology is transforming climate action

9.4.2022
It’s time to unite the blockchain community with the climate change community in some concrete and scalable investments into DLT and climate action

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls cryptocurrency CO2 emissions a 'growing concern'

4.4.2022
The group said that all technologies — seemingly including crypto — had the potential to enable emissions reductions as well as increased emissions based on how they were governed

White House OSTP to Examine Whether Digital Assets Impede Efforts to Curb Climate Change

1.4.2022
On March 9, United States President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, a precursor to upcoming digital asset and Blockchain legislation feared by many in the industry. As part of this executive order, the White House Office of Science...

Bank of Spain Warns About Risk of Extended Use of Unregulated Cryptocurrencies in the Country

31.3.2022
The deputy governor of the Bank of Spain, Margarita Delgado, gave her opinion about cryptocurrencies and how they are increasing the risks in today’s economy. At an event hosted by PWC called “A climate of change,” Delgado explained that the continued and extended use...

MENA Climate Week notes blockchain's potential for climate action

30.3.2022
Panelists at the MENA Climate Week discuss shifting regulations, technological evolution and increasing awareness and collaboration between the blockchain and climate communities

Blockchain and climate action gets highlighted at MENA Climate Week

29.3.2022
Taking the stage at the MENA Climate Week, Kristina Cornèr, the editor-in-chief of Cointelegraph, shared insights into how the crypto community could contribute to positive climate impact

Greenpeace, Ripple co-founder campaigning to change Bitcoin code

29.3.2022
Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple also joined in on the call, saying Bitcoin is the “outlier” now that Ethereum’s model is set to change

White House office seeks public opinion on crypto-climate implications

26.3.2022
Following up on a recent executive order signed by President Joe Biden, the OSTP reached out to the general public to identify the energy and climate implications related to digital assets

Mining Industry Not That Worried by SEC’s Proposed New Climate Reporting Rules

23.3.2022
The CEO of public miner Marathon Digital says he welcomes the new rules for the transparency and incentives to use renewable energy they would introduce

Lemonade’s Insurance dApp to Protect Farmers Amidst Climate Change

23.3.2022
The non-profit arm of Lemonade, the Lemonade Foundation, has announced that it will extend its support to vulnerable farmers who have been severely affected due to climate change. The Lemonade Foundation has always thrived on making social and environmental effects through technology. Nothing else...

Lemonade partners with blockchain bigwigs to combat climate change

22.3.2022
The coalition will release a decentralized application to help farmers make or receive payments using crypto

Bitcoin-Friendly Portugal Welcomes Refugees From Ukraine’s Crypto Sector, Report Reveals

21.3.2022
With a war raging in their homeland, thousands of Ukrainians, including many involved in the crypto space, have chosen Portugal as their new home. The country is an attractive destination, not only because of its warmer climate but also its relatively affordable cost of living and crypto-friendly...