Preying on the poor? Opportunities and challenges for tackling the social and environmental threats of cryptocurrencies for vulnerable and low-income communities

P Howson, A de Vries - Energy research & social science, 2022 - Elsevier
The rate of adoption of some cryptocurrencies is triggering alarm from energy researchers
and social scientists concerned about the industry's growing environmental and social …

Impact of proof of work (PoW)-based blockchain applications on the environment: A systematic review and research agenda

N Sapra, I Shaikh, A Dash - Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2023 - mdpi.com
Blockchain technology is being looked at to solve numerous real-world problems that
demand transparency by meeting sustainable goals. Do we ponder whether this technology …

Too good to be true: The inverted U-shaped relationship between home-country digitalization and environmental performance

G Ahmadova, BL Delgado-Márquez, LE Pedauga… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Digitalization has been seen in the past as a panacea as it has been argued that higher
digitalization will translate into better environmental performance. As the process of …

Post-growth Human–Computer Interaction

V Sharma, N Kumar, B Nardi - ACM Transactions on Computer-Human …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) researchers have increasingly been questioning
computing's engagement with unsustainable and unjust economic growth, pushing for …

[HTML][HTML] From creative destruction to convivial innovation-A post-growth perspective

B Robra, A Pazaitis, C Giotitsas, M Pansera - Technovation, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we argue that the notion of Creative Destruction underpinning classical
innovation management theory as well as having crystallised into technological determinism …

Does green technology advancement and renewable electricity standard impact on carbon emissions in China: role of green finance

Q Xia - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Renewable energy growth should be accelerated in order to meet our goal of carbon
neutrality and peak carbon emissions. Laws like the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation at a crossroads: governing by global targets, innovative financing, and techno-optimism or radical reform?

C Corson, LM Campbell - Ecology and Society, 2023 - ecologyandsociety.org
Biodiversity conservation is at a crossroads. A number of trends are converging with the
potential to transform our understanding of nature and how we conserve it. First …

Smart, commodified and encoded: Blockchain technology for environmental sustainability and nature conservation

A Stuit, D Brockington, E Corbera - Conservation and Society, 2022 - journals.lww.com
We explore the implications of blockchain technology for conservation and environmental
policy. Drawing on an analysis of 27 initiatives, we examine their goals, assumptions …

The digital economy and the green and high-quality development of the industry—a study on the mechanism of action and regional heterogeneity

W Zheng, Y Fen - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Consistently rising carbon emissions in the global economy make it more challenging to
meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Knowing what factors play a role is essential …

Research on model design and operation mechanism of enterprise blockchain digital system

X Su, S Wang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Emerging technologies such as blockchain have accelerated the digitization of a variety of
industries, improved the operational efficiency of enterprises, and promoted in-depth …