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Abstract
Blockchain technology is helping to meet sustainability challenges (see G.ChapronNature545,
403–405; 2017), for example in renewable energy (M.Andoniet al. Nature548, 158; 10.1038/548158b2017)
and conservation (Z.Baynham-HerdNature
The blockchain technology that underpins cryptographic currencies can support sustainability by building trust and avoiding corruption, explains Guillaume Chapron.
Blockchains — open distributed ledgers of transactions — are emerging as an important technology for tackling community energy issues and the integration of renewable energy (see also G.ChapronNature545, 403–405;10.1038/545403a2017).Consumers are increasingly generating their
Blockchain technology stands to improve governance of the environment and of renewable energy (see G.ChapronNature545, 403–405; 2017 and M.Andoniet al. Nature548, 158; 201710.1038/548158b). It could also facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising