Over the past few years I have watched the environmental community slowly change their opinions and viewpoints slightly in regards to blockchain tech and the possibilities its brings to improving environmental conditions. I feel it is only a matter of time before the environmental community start to realise the potential of blockchain technologies....
A few months ago I mentioned the Crypto Climate Accord and how impressed I have been with their work the past year. They are at the forefront in my eyes at present in "making crypto green". The CCA was formed after the Paris climate summit with the intentions to help the crypto sector more environmentally friendly and in turn hopefully...
Recently in past months since posting on this platform I have received a lot of interest and questions about the crypto basics. It is much easier to understand all these different aspects to blockchains once you have learned the basics so to speak. It is very easy when you have been invested in the blockchain world for so long to...
Energy Web Network is in my eyes at the forefront of investigating and developing a blockchain solution to energy transfer. The depth of this project is massive and over the past I have touched on the project in many articles. The Energy web network is now part of the world economic forum, and has forward thinkers behind the web 3...
At present in the UK our main media outlets are just at the beginning of reporting on crypto technologies to the public. One of the main reasons for setting up this platform was to give my opinion of these technologies as I am sure into the future, our media sources will show more and more bias towards the negative environmental...
Terra Pool is a Joint venture between two of the largest mining companies on the block at present. The crypto mining company which sets out to be the first mining pool completely powered by clean energy sources. The two companies DMG and ARGO blockchain plc formed the Terra Pool and have just recently joined in efforts to provide a more...
The fast paced environment of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies has lead to a situation where at present, people are often lead to believe that this movement is harmful to the environment. Bitcoin mining is a prime example where the media are looking directly at what is currently bad with the technology and not the future implications and...
In February this year CHIA released their whitepaper and what they believed to be a possible answer to a more sustainable blockchain. The organization website is linked below and I urge you to take a look for yourself.
One of the main reasons for me setting up this platform was to provide a place where people could come and make educated opinions on how blockchain technology impacts the environment. One of the key reasons that people think that this technology is bad for the environment is because they are uneducated or they do not understand. Within our...
As many of you may be aware there are a few figureheads who are at the forefront of blockchain adoption, and in particular decentralization. Decentralization is a concept backed by our planets future thinkers to bring more equality to our world. Amongst these decentralized blockchain protocals there is a network of highly educated individuals. I am...
I have now been involved someway or another with Blockchain technologies for many years, whether it be through my first bitcoin ever bought back in 2007 or my current interest in the NFT applications to our world. After spending time aping my way through the metaverse you learn more and more about the world in general and how it operates....
One of the largest crypto education channels on the internet at the moment is Bitboy Crypto. He has run a youtube channel for a number of years which has grown exponentially oer the past year especially. He regular gives advice and education on a variety of crypto topics mainly based at investing. However as always environmental implications of...
Below is a quick link that I found while aping through the crypto-sphere, I have read a couple other documents from this writer and I feel he has a good solid understanding of the above subject. He also has written a little article on his Medium account where you can also find me posting time to time.
In a previous article I outlined the environmental improvements that can be associated with the upcoming EIP1559 (London Hard Fork) implementation. I explained in very basic terms that POW is more energy intensive than POS networking. There are many arguments on whether POW or POS is better for the future for various applications. As I explained in...
When I arose this morning from my very comfortable sleep to do the usual nervous check of my crypto portfolio, I was stunned. The doge-father of all people had dropped another crypto based tweet saying the following :
When I was younger one of the past times of the local kids in the area was to go "Searching for Lucky's". This is a term used for jumping about hedges and parks looking for glass Irn Bru bottles so that you could take them to the local paper shop and trade them for 30p (or a pile of sweets...
One of the main draws to working in my current role is the forward thinking mentality of the CEO Terry. His understanding of the environment and how we can influence change moving forward is exemplary, and he continues to look at new technologies and ways we can improve current environmental practices and future developments in the sector. When I...
Systems Innovation Community are an enthusiastic group of academics looking to create awareness around various innovations and there adoption into the future. They released the below video back in 2018 and outline some very important information and use cases. As always have a watch of the video however do some reading into the SI Platform for...
ISO 14001 is an international standard that specifies and outlines requirements for an effective environmental management system (EMS). It provides a framework that an organization/platform can follow, rather than establishing environmental performance requirements. After implementing this standard across companies in the past I felt this standard...
Not going to say much in this post other than have a read of the below link. It is a link to a coindesk article looking at the current debate around blockchain technologies and their energy consumption. I felt the post outlined some key points worth noting around the debate. Like myself the writer has noticed a high amount of...
One of the key areas where blockchain technology can impact environmental improvements in organizations is through supply chains. Blockchain technology can streamline processes within organization bringing an abundance of positive improvements to environmental compliance in particular. Traceability of products can be improved reducing issues and...
When first getting my teeth sunk into blockchain technologies and their capabilities I found it hard sometimes to find solid information that was available to the public, bearing in mind this was back in 2012/13. At the time I had just learned about bitcoin and its use cases and was trying to explain to friends and family what it can...
From A young age I have always tried to understand reasons for such a difference in quality of life across different areas of the globe. I gained through my schooling and university that through improving our environmental impact we could in turn become more productive and create a future with a better quality of life. Education is one of the...
As many will be aware with the high gas fees being seen on the ethereum blockchain, Vitalik Buterin has promised the implementation of the London Hard Fork or EIP1559 at some point soon in the summer. But what exactly is the London Hard fork? What does it mean for the miners? And what environmental implications will this have?
The main reason for starting this platform is to help educate the public on how blockchain technology can help improve environmental conditions into the future. This topic as a whole is so vast and takes into account so many variables that I can find it hard myself not to get lost on what is true and what is not. Futurethinkers.org...
What is a Discord server? What are they for? Who is using discord and what for? Why are they not just using Twitter or facebook? How do I get started with discord?
Over the coming months and years I hope to grow this platform to help educate people on blockchain technologies and how their application can be used to help improve environmental conditions. Over the past few the past few years while 'apeing' I have noticed that often media sources are often bias and ill-informed on crypto and its environmental...
Over the coming months and years I plan to use my 'degenerate' nature to hopefully follow the below roadmap. I have made the below document so that I can reach some targets and make my degenerate self feel a bit more useful! Although very broad I feel its pretty good idea to set some targets and gain some direction...
After aping my way through the crypto-sphere over the past few years it has become more and more obvious that there is a high amount of 'bullshit' being spread on a variety of social media platforms, businesses and news outlets regarding the blockchain and its environmental implications. Due to my background in the environmental sector and passion...
Let me introduce myself. If you wondered why I'm writing articles about blockchain technology then you too are confused as much as I am! I thought a quick post on me and my background would help gain an understanding of my goals and reason for starting this platform.