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VeChain Thor mainnet reaches 10 million blocks milestone with no downtime
2.9.2021
Supply chain management platform hits blockchain milestone as major consensus upgrade nears
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
14.6.2021
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to mint bitcoin, Chinese media reports. Inspections will also focus on potential safety hazards and will be carried out by various government departments. The mining...
As Bitcoin Drops in Value, Proof-of-Stake Tokens That Use Less Energy See Double-Digit Gains
15.5.2021
Crypto markets have been very volatile in recent times and a great number of digital assets have dropped more than 30% in value during the last three days. Although, not all the coins in the crypto economy are doing badly, as coins that do not leverage proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithms have...
Mike Rowe’s New Discovery+ Show Is Big Oil-Funded Propaganda
2.4.2021
Reality show host Mike Rowe’s new series Six Degrees, which is currently streaming on Discovery+ and will soon air on television, begins how I expected it would: with him on screen in a t-shirt, jeans, and baseball cap, and smiling wryly. It’s classic Rowe, posturing as an avatar for the “average”...
Carbon Offsets for NFTs Don't Address the Deeper Problem
25.3.2021
The NFT space has a ballooning carbon problem. But rather than address emissions head-on, platforms may be turning to at best, self-deception and at worst, greenwashing by relying on carbon offsets.Read more
True or false? A single NFT can power a European household for 1.5 months
11.3.2021
NFTs are coming under scrutiny as more attention is drawn to the carbon footprint of PoW blockchains
How to Fix Crypto Art NFTs' Carbon Pollution Problem
10.3.2021
The “crypto-” carbon crisis is evolving. And after years of low-key use, art and collectibles tied to what are known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded into the global discourse as the Next Big Thing. Embedded with it, though, is an existential tension.Read more
Worn Out: The Fashion Industry's Big Oil Problem
9.3.2021
I really like buying clothes. I spend countless hours in the middle of the night scrolling my favorite brands’ Instagram feeds, and though I try to stick to buying secondhand, I also definitely set myself alarms to remember sample sales. Embarrassing, I know.Read more
WEF, Mining Giants Develop Blockchain Platform for Tracking Carbon Emissions
15.12.2020
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has finalized a platform that tracks CO2 emissions during mining processes using blockchain
Ridesharing Giant Cabify to Track and Offset Carbon Emissions Using Blockchain Platform
3.12.2020
Cabify, one of the world's largest ridesharing companies, is moving to offset its carbon emissions with the help of blockchain marketplace ClimateTrade
KPMG Airs Blockchain Solution to Help Corporates Offset Carbon Emissions
8.10.2020
"Big Four" firm KPMG says its patent-pending blockchain solution will help organizations measure, report and offset their carbon emissions
KPMG unveils blockchain solution to track climate emissions
8.10.2020
As organizations come under pressure to ramp up climate change policies, accounting giant KPMG has launched a new blockchain-based solution
Climate Startup Nori Raises $4M to Solve Carbon Market Double-Spending
24.9.2020
Nori has been funded to build a blockchain-based market for carbon credits that will start by paying farmers to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Publicly Listed Energy Firm Equinor Exploits Gas Flaring in North Dakota to Mine Bitcoin
21.9.2020
Just recently, the firm Arcane Research recently revealed a number of screenshots from the publicly traded energy firm, Equinor. The pictures show the multinational company leveraging natural gas flaring to power bitcoin mining operations. In recent years, using the unorthodox gas flaring scheme...
Carbon Credits Have a Double-Spend Problem. This Microsoft-Backed Project Is Trying to Fix That
29.7.2020
The Microsoft-backed IWA sustainability group is building a tokenization standard that aims to bring transparency to carbon accounting
Everledger Offers Diamond Industry Blockchain-Based Carbon Offsetting
22.4.2020
Track-and-trace blockchain pioneer Everledger is using its technology to help the diamond industry offset its carbon footprint
7 Mining Heavyweights Partner With WEF on Blockchain Sourcing Initiative
25.10.2019
The World Economic Forum is building a blockchain-based sustainable sourcing project with 7 metal and mining industry firms on board
Greta Thunberg Joins Satoshi in Questioning Bank Bailouts
12.9.2019
Saving planet Earth is a noble goal with many different dimensions. Climate change needs to be addressed vigorously as our world warms up faster than ever. Economic development needs a higher degree of financial freedom to provide everyone access to opportunities and wealth. A teenager from...