Blockchain for Sustainable Energy and Climate in the Global South: Use Cases and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.contributor.otherAngarita, Rafael
dc.contributor.otherBaumann, Tom
dc.contributor.otherChávez, Carlos
dc.contributor.otherDe Mello, Jonathas
dc.contributor.otherFines Schlumberger, Jacques-André
dc.contributor.otherFloyd, Hayden Postle
dc.contributor.otherFoo, Sheryl
dc.contributor.otherGreen, Jemma
dc.contributor.otherKhvatsky, Jenya
dc.contributor.otherKawabata, Toyo
dc.contributor.otherKilic, Sila
dc.contributor.otherLin, Neo
dc.contributor.otherManthey, Nicholas
dc.contributor.otherMihaylov, Mihail
dc.contributor.otherMiller, Doug
dc.contributor.otherMouli, Lathika Chandra
dc.contributor.otherNellore, Sai Kishore
dc.contributor.otherPS, Vignesh
dc.contributor.otherRidthichai Thorne, Supharat
dc.contributor.otherRuslanova, Meerim
dc.contributor.otherSymes, Thomas
dc.contributor.otherTiwari, Vinod
dc.contributor.otherWainstein, Martin
dc.coverage.spatialChile
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-05T01:26:46Z
dc.date.available2022-02-05T01:26:46Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.descriptionThis report examines the potential and limitations of blockchain technology for advancing sustainable energy and climate action in developing regions, with a focus on the Global South. It outlines how distributed ledger systems can support decentralized energy systems, climate finance, carbon markets, and digital measurement, reporting, and verification processes by improving transparency, traceability, and transaction efficiency. Drawing on multiple case studies, the report reviews applications in renewable energy trading, clean energy financing, carbon offsetting, and data governance. It also identifies persistent challenges, including weak digital infrastructure, limited data quality, low digital literacy, high energy consumption of some blockchain systems, and regulatory uncertainty. The report situates blockchain as an enabling but not standalone solution, emphasizing the importance of supportive policies, human-centered design, and local capacity development.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38048
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number58 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectblockchain technology
dc.subjectsustainable energy
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectelectricity
dc.subjectrenewable energy source
dc.subjectsolar energy
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectdeveloping country
dc.subjectEast Africa
dc.titleBlockchain for Sustainable Energy and Climate in the Global South: Use Cases and Opportunitiesen
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