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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
At Sustainable Review, we are bridging the gap between crypto and climate. You heard that right. We bridge volatile, energy-sucking crypto with modern history’s greatest ecological challenge. Let me explain why.It’s my responsibility as a climate optimist to think about the future. Under a futurist framework, I believe humans can better adapt to new technology. And Web3 is an inevitable factor in 21st-century human development.So how can we adapt sustainability to web3 initiatives?Progressive thinkers can learn from the past by structuring new systems in harmony with Nature rather than resisting them. When we reject innovation, we lose control of its planning and development.I firmly believe the climate community should embrace the crypto movement.Further context on the crypto-climate convoCrypto is an all-encompassing term for a fast-growing trillion-dollar industry. It’s important to contextualize its vastness when analyzing its climate impact.How can you accurately discern truth in a space with remarkable growth like crypto? There’s going to be some contradictory, complicated information.With that in mind, I’m here to tell you that crypto projects (in general) are moving in the right direction on climate. There is a clear utility for web3 climate initiatives that extend far beyond vanity, and technology moves faster than government, after all.Here are 20 crypto projects committed to climate.Dig deeper → 5 minRegen NetworkThe modern global economy incentivizes land development that can harm the environment. Regen Network disrupts old models, creating incentives for regenerative land practices.The “Refi” economy brings digital carbon assets to the blockchain under their Registry and Marketplace. CarbonPlus credits remove carbon and restore natural grassland systems.Interested participants can register their project as a land steward or purchase credits as a buyer.NoriNori is a carbon removal marketplace that enables individuals and businesses to offset their blockchain energy consumption. Users purchase NRTs (Nori carbon removal tokens) directly supporting regenerative agriculture.This is a great tool for NFT projects looking to offset their energy use.Klima DAOOne Algo-based stablecoin called Klima DAO exposes why carbon offsets don’t work. Their mission is to drive up the cost of voluntary carbon and create so much value that corporations must back their claims.Click here for an interview with one of the founders. They discuss how crypto can be good for the environment, along with an explanation of Klima.Klima (and other digital carbon credit coins like UPCO2) want to democratize an asset class otherwise gatekept by governments and corporations. By opening the retail floodgates through defi and blockchains, voluntary carbon offset markets are even more likely to appreciate.For crypto newbies interested in purchasing carbon credits, I’d recommend starting with Uphold since you can tie it directly to your bank account. Klima is a bit more tech-intensive (albeit more powerful) and requires ETH’s digital wallet.ClimateTradeLike Nori, ClimateTrade
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