Tackling climate change with blockchain

Howson, Pete (2019) Tackling climate change with blockchain. Nature Climate Change, 9 (9). pp. 644-645. ISSN 1758-678X

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0567-9

Abstract

Concern about the carbon footprint of Bitcoin is not holding back blockchain developers from leveraging the technology for action on climate change. Although blockchain technology is enabling individuals and businesses to manage their carbon emissions, the social and environmental costs and benefits of doing so remain unclear.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences
L100 Economics
L300 Sociology
Department: Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences
Depositing User: John Coen
Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2020 09:44
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 11:30
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/43483

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