Chapter 2

A Conversation with Masterminds in Blockchain and Climate Change

Alexander Harris,    Independent Journalist, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Understanding the potential blockchain has to offer the world of climate finance, is essential in achieving the goals set out by the Paris Climate Agreement. Based on conversation with masterminds in the field, this chapter aims to demystify the innovative new technology and explore the areas in which blockchain’s application could make a crucial difference in the pursuit of climate pledges. These range from its potential in helping to upscale private climate investment to the vital role which it could play in facilitating peer-to-peer energy transactions. The experts interviewed in this chapter ...

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