New blockchain platform brings credibility to carbon registries

New blockchain platform brings credibility to carbon registries

As governments and companies race to meet climate pledges, from net-zero goals to near-term emissions cuts, Cornell researchers have developed a blockchain-based platform to improve how those commitments are recorded and verified. Carbon registries serve as repositories for documenting emissions reductions, third-party verification and the issuance of carbon credits that can be bought and sold. But according to Cornell researchers, flaws in how …