
Blockchain seeks a role in fighting climate change
Behind the Money
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Carbon Credits, Block Chain Technology
Block chain technology could help clean up carbon markets end, in the process, helped by climate change. Or ar crypto bros just cashing in on an environmental trend? Look, i'm goig to be straight with you. Carbon credits, block chain technology, these concepts are not easy to understand. So let's take this one at a time. Why do you need them? Well, some places like california, actually regulate carbon omissions,. They require companies to buy permits and sometimes also carbon credits, to cover their carbon footprint. And that gives an alternative revenue stream. It means you can sell the credits, and you get money for selling the credits, instead of getting money
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