Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief

United Nations Environment Programme

Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Science Division
dc.contributor.other	Kawabata, Toyo
dc.contributor.other	Acharya, Minang
dc.contributor.other	Enomoto, Tsubasa
dc.contributor.other	Konda, Sai Aashirvad
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-29T06:54:35Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-29T06:54:35Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description	This Foresight Brief explores how blockchain technology could contribute to enhancing environmental sustainability management. The brief builds upon environmental use cases to review the technology’s key features, including record-keeping, transparency, value transferring, tokenized ecosystems, and cost reduction. It also considers challenges when applying blockchain technology and offers guidance for the progress of the technology’s policies.	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34226
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.relation.ispartof	Foresight Brief: Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	blockchain technology
dc.subject	environmentally sound technology
dc.subject	environmental monitoring
dc.subject	environmental management
dc.subject	environmental information
dc.subject	technology
dc.subject	technological innovation
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.title	Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief	en
dc.title.alternative	La tecnología de cadenas de bloques y la sostenibilidad ambiental - Foresight Informe	es
dc.title.alternative	Technologie blockchain et durabilité environnementale - Note Perspective	fr
dc.type	Policy brief