Filecoin Green December 2022 Updates
As we wind down 2022, check out some of the Filecoin Green team's monthly updates!Save the Date: SBS-BOSTON!We're excited to officially announce SBS-Boston taking place on April 13-14, right after the MIT Energy Conference (MITEC)! This two-day summit aims to connect ReFi and Web3 with both East-Coast students and MITEC Sustainability professionals, academics, and policymakers. Day 1 will include talks and panels highlighting leaders in ReFi, sustainability, and open data while Day 2 will include a hackathon finale, tech workshops, and community-building opportunities. Stay tuned for more information coming soon!Energy Dashboard and SP UpdatesYou might notice our energy dashboard has some new features! Specifically, we've added a map that enables even more insight into the network distribution and energy use estimates, particularly in being able to determine energy use by specific countries. We're also eager to work with more storage providers who want to engage with Filecoin Green and sustainable operations; if you're an SP who wants RECs be sure to fill out this form!Episode 1 of the Filecoin Green RoomWe officially dropped the first episode of the Filecoin Green Room, our new YouTube show which focuses on the intersection of crypto and web3, the Filecoin network, and real-world impacts. Our first guest was Paula Palermo from Impacta who joined us to talk about cryptomatoes, web3 examples of real-world impact, and Impacta's E-waste recycling credit project.Filecoin Green | December MeetupEarlier this month, Shalia Agha from Regen Network joined us to talk about Chama DAO, a research project focused on scaling Kenyan Chamas with DAO tooling while also using knowledge from Chamas to inform DAO tool development. Check out the recording here and be sure to sign up for the special roundtable edition January meetup!
UPCOMING EVENTS 📅
Filecoin Green January Meetup: Special Edition Carbon Offset RoundtableJan. 24, 2023 | 6 pm UTC#SBSTWITTER AMA | @Filecoin Twitter SpacesFeb. 16, 2023 | 6 pm UTC
Filecoin Green 2022 ReFi Grants Recap
🌍 In helping build the nascent ReFi ecosystem, Filecoin Green sought to fund projects that transform financial structures with carbon-neutral, sustainable initiatives. Some of the areas of ReFi we were able to support included: dMRV, e-waste tokens, impact certificates, nature-based tokens, and more. Grantees included:
GainForest: Smart contracts for the natural world
CarbonX: Carbon Credit Marketplace Ecosystem
SaaS Platform to Analyze a Product’s Climate Impact
ES4D: A ground-up rework of chassis design using immersive and heat recovery technologies
GAIA Greentech: An intelligent reverse logistics management platform for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that provides an end-to-end solution to the growing problem of incorrect disposal of electronic waste in Brazil
Ostrom: Developing methodology and tools for DMRV of Natural Capital
NTFP Bioeconomy Facilities: Help Suriname fight deforestation by opening NTFP bio-economy facilities in collaboration with the local communities
We were also able to support SPs in building green data centers around the world, such as DCENT in Amsterdam and Twinquasar in Paris. This is just the beginning of our support for those building in the ReFi ecosystem by helping grow, enable, and foster the work being done.
📣 Other News and Highlights 📣
ICYMI here's a great summary of the web3 events that took place during COP27, including the ReFi Forum co-hosted by Filecoin Green!
Be sure to check out this new blog post from TLDR that highlights different business models on the FVM (including how Filecoin Green's efforts tie in!)
Don't miss our blog post reflecting on some of the learnings from DWeb Camp 2022!
A recent report by researchers from Open Universiteit highlights some of the issues of current blockchain energy use research and opportunities for improvement. It was also highlighted by CoinTelegraph earlier this year!
ABOUT FILECOIN GREEN
Filecoin Green aims to measure the environmental impacts of Filecoin and verifiably drive them below zero, building infrastructure along the way that allows anyone to make transparent and substantive environmental claims.