Addressing Climate Change using the Blockchain with Tristan Pollock

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/run-with-it/id1477133536">leave a review on Apple Podcasts</a>!</p><p><b><strong>Nuggets:</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Almost half (40-60%) of the overhead is creating and selling carbon offsets is legal compliance, accounting, auditing</li> <li>“The world’s first trillionaire will be made in climate change.” - Chamath Palihapitiya</li> <li>Climate tech investing is growing 5X faster than overall VC from 2013-2019 ($60 billion of early-stage capital)</li> </ul><p><b><strong>Action Steps:</strong></b></p><ol> <li>Investigate how Nori works and learn from their mistakes</li> <li>Research the current costs and details involved in carbon credits</li> <li>Decide on one niche of carbon offsets (e.g. planting trees) and pair that with one industry with easy to measure emissions (e.g. airlines)</li> <li>Determine the economics around trading climate on the blockchain - what would make people want to do it?</li> <li>Learn the ropes by contacting businesses potentially interested in offsetting carbon and helping to facilitate as a consultant</li> <li>Raise an ICO</li> <li>Get involved in addressing climate change any way you can - it’s a giant problem that will take many smart people to solve</li> </ol><p><b><strong>Links:</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://nori.com/">Nori</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tristanpollock.com/">tristanpollock.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ecocoin.com/">Eco Coin</a></li> <li><a href="https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change/1-Paul-Gambill--CEO-of-Nori-eenvdo">Podcast: Reversing Climate Change</a></li> <li><a href="https://nori.com/podcasts/carbon-removal-newsroom/Elon-Musks-100M-prize-for-best-carbon-capture-technology-eph6oi">Podcast: Carbon Removal Newsroom</a></li> <li><a href="https://coda.io/@tito/air-mining-101">Air Mining</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.energysage.com/solar/cost-benefit/srecs-solar-renewable-energy-certificates/">SRECs: Understanding Solar Renewable Energy Cr