Climate Change


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In the Colombian Andes, Figuring Out How Crypto Can Save the Climate

Earnest eco-crypto nerds at a three-day retreat attempted to resolve interoperability among crypto-climate projects.

A hummingbird nesting in the main room for the crypto eco retreat at Tierra de Agua in Cocorna, Colombia. (Milton Giraldo, edited by CoinDesk)

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Down With Greenwashing

Host Joel Flynn discusses blockchain’s role in fighting climate change. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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dClimate: Smart Contracts for the Warming World

dClimate’s Sid Jha, a speaker at CoinDesk’s IDEAS conference, is a decentralized marketplace for climate-related data.

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New York Environmental Regulators Deny Greenidge’s Power Plant Permit

Greenidge Generation has been in hot water with environmentalists for its use of fossil fuels to power its bitcoin mining operation on New York’s Seneca Lake.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

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US and EU Look to Blockchain to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Climate and Clean Tech working group announced its aims in a joint document published Monday.

The White House (Getty Images/Caroline Purser)

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Crypto Mining Moratorium Faces Stiff Headwinds in Albany

The New York State Assembly voted to pass the bill last week, but a fresh wave of opposition from industry and lawmakers alike could make the Senate battle much more difficult.

New York's state Capitol building in Albany (Getty Images/Larry Lee Photography)

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ETHDenver Shows Not All Crypto Communities Are the Same

In a day focused on reforming economics and society, ETHheads discussed "public goods," Schelling Points and how DAOs can return power to the people.

The registration line for ETHDenver stretches down the block on Thursday, February 17, 2022 (David Z. Morris/CoinDesk)

Finanças

Chia Network to Help Costa Rican Government Track Climate Change

The blockchain and smart transaction platform will supply technical services for the Central American country’s climate change metrics system.

Costa Rica (Sterlinglanier Lanier/Unsplash)

Vídeos

Cambridge University to Build Carbon Credit Marketplace on Blockchain

The University of Cambridge is developing a blockchain-based market on the sustainable Tezos network for trading carbon credits, which will support reforestation projects to preserve biodiversity. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest blockchain climate initiative tackling environmental issues through the power of crypto.

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