Smart, Commodified and Encoded: Blockchain Technology for Environmental Sustainability and Nature Conservation

With the increase in the complexity of the dairy supply chain system, consumers know very less about the products produced or processed by producer or processor. Such information asymmetry present in the dairy industry has serious concern over human health, environmental sustainability, and welfare issues. In this context, we require the effective dairy supply chain system that not only fulfils the information requirement of the consumers but also increase the trust of the consumer on the dairy product they are consuming. The paper tries to present the application of Blockchain technology in the dairy sector. It focuses on the application of the Blockchain technology on improving the dairy supply chain system. This paper presents how this technology can be used in the dairy supply chain system and outlines the potential benefit of it to the different stakeholders and the whole dairy industry as a whole. This is a review article based on the secondary data and information that are obtained from various published articles.

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The Influence of Interpretation, Commitment and Nature Conservation Knowledge on Pro-Conservation Behavior Among Malaysian Students

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i4.38.27630 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4.38) ◽

pp. 1017

Author(s):

Muhamad Suhaimi Taat ◽

Elver Fazley Charlie ◽

Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim

Keyword(s):

Nature Conservation ◽

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Human Behavior ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Conservation Behavior ◽

Malaysian Students

Human behavior has caused negative impact on our environment. The exploration, exploitation and destruction of our planet occurred merely to satisfy the desires of human being. Thus, to sustain a better future particularly in terms of healthy lifestyles and maintain environmental sustainability, the human behavior towards conservation must be changed. Therefore, this quantitative research involved secondary students in order to identify and explore the level and influence of students’ interpretation, commitment, knowledge and pro-conservation behavior. The respondent consists of 500 students from selected urban secondary schools in Sabah, Malaysia. Questionnaire adapted from previous researches was the instrument used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that there was significance influence of student’s knowledge and commitment on pro-conservation behavior. The research findings revealed that the students’ interpretation, commitment, nature conservation knowledge and their behavior were important and needed more attention from various parties in order to develop their lifelong attitude towards environment and biodiversity conservation. Hence, the environmental organizations need to design and organize a lot of conservation programmes in schools in order to promote conservation and build positive impact on the students’ behavior towards environment and biodiversity conservation.

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Blockchain Applications in the Energy Industry

10.4018/978-1-7998-7927-5.ch008 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 159-180

Author(s):

Soheil Saraji ◽

Christelle Khalaf

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Energy Transition ◽

Energy Industry ◽

Slowing Down ◽

Blockchain Technology ◽

Zero Carbon ◽

Renewable Energy Generation ◽

Current Energy ◽

Grid Management

The current energy transition from a fossil-fuel-based economy to a zero-carbon has significantly accelerated in recent years, as the largest emitters have committed to achieving carbon-neutral goals in the next 20-30 years. The energy industry transition is characterized by modernization through digital technologies, increased renewable energy generation, and environmental sustainability. Blockchain technology can play a significant role in providing secure digital distributed platforms facilitating digitization, decarbonization, and decentralization of the energy systems. Several promising blockchain applications in the energy sector are under research and development, including peer-to-peer energy trading; carbon monitoring, management, and trading; and IoT-enabled electric grid management. However, several challenges are slowing down the commercialization of these applications, including outdated legislation and regulations, slow pace of adaptation from the traditional energy industry, and risks associated with the new, untested technology.

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E-Retailers and Environmental Sustainability

International Journal of Management and Sustainability ◽

10.18488/journal.11/2014.3.7/11.7.457.468 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (7) ◽

pp. 457-468

Author(s):

Peter Jones ◽

Daphne Comfort ◽

David Hillier

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Management ◽

Energy Efficiency ◽

Nature Conservation ◽

Environmental Impact ◽

Web Sites ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Business Models ◽

Corporate Web Sites ◽

Empirical Material

The aim of this paper is to offer an exploratory review of the extent to which the world’s leading e-retailers are communicating the environmental impact of their business and their environmental sustainability agendas to their customers. The paper draws its empirical material from the most recent information on environmental sustainability posted on the world’s leading e-retailers’ corporate web sites. The findings reveal that the majority of the world’s leading e-retailers publicly report on their commitment to environmental sustainability which embraces climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency, waste management, water management, bio-diversity and nature conservation. However the authors argue that these commitments can be interpreted as being driven as much by business imperatives and the search for efficiency gains as by any genuine commitment to environmental sustainability and that they are couched within existing business models centred on continuing growth. As such E-retailers are currently pursuing a ‘weak’ rather than a ‘strong’ model of sustainability.

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Environmental load from use of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency mining in Russia

Proceedings of the International conference “InterCarto/InterGIS” ◽

10.35595/2414-9179-2021-1-27-238-248 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 238-248

Author(s):

Olga Chereshnia

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Calculated Data ◽

Environmental Damage ◽

Technological Basis ◽

Blockchain Technology ◽

Co2 Equivalent ◽

Systematic Understanding ◽

Direct And Indirect Impacts ◽

Indirect Impacts

With the increasing use of information technologies (IT) their opportunities to ensure environmental sustainability and the risks of their widespread adoption are growing. And if the possibilities have been studied well enough, then the risks have been paid attention to relatively recently. However, awareness of these risks is becoming increasingly important with the spread of technologies. Currently, there are already hundreds of cryptocurrencies, and the technological basis for many of these currencies is the blockchain—a digital ledger of transactions. This article has assessed the environmental burden of mining and supporting transactions in the cryptocurrency market in Russia using CO2-equivalent. For this, for the first time, the amount of electricity consumed to support cryptocurrency transactions in Russia was calculated, data on the largest cryptocurrency mining centres were collected and systematized, and the main factors for the placement of both large and small private farms were determined. Based on the collected data a map of the spread of mining centres in Russia was created. Our analysis showed that on average, 2.977 million tons of CO2 equivalent are emitted in Bitcoin production in Russia, and the total emissions from cryptocurrency mining in Russia are 4.466 million tons of CO2 equivalent. Based on our data on environmental damage, we believe that when deciding on the use of blockchain technology, not only its capabilities should be taken into account, but also an assessment of the ratio of potential benefits and impact on the environment. A systematic understanding of interrelated direct and indirect impacts is needed to make decisions on the use of blockchain, since the technology shows itself as potentially one of the most energy and resource intensive.

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Digitalization of Animal Farming

10.20944/preprints202007.0040.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Suresh Neethirajan

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Data Privacy ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Full Potential ◽

Complex Data ◽

Animal Products ◽

Animal Agriculture ◽

Animal Farming ◽

Blockchain Technology

As the global human population increases, animal agriculture must adapt to provide more animal products while also addressing concerns about animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and public health. The purpose of this review is to discuss the digitalization of animal farming with Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies, specifically biosensors, big data, and block chain technology. Biosensors are noninvasive or invasive sensors that monitor an animal’s health and behavior in real time, allowing farmers to monitor individual animals and integrate this data for population-level analyses. The data from the sensors is processed using big data-processing techniques such as data modelling. These technologies use algorithms to sort through large, complex data sets to provide farmers with biologically relevant and usable data. Blockchain technology allows for traceability of animal products from farm to table, a key advantage in monitoring disease outbreaks and preventing related economic losses and food-related health pandemics. With these PLF technologies, animal agriculture can become more transparent and regain consumer trust. While the digitalization of animal farming has the potential to address a number of pressing concerns, these technologies are relatively new. The implementation of PLF technologies on farms will require increased collaboration between farmers, animal scientists, and engineers to ensure that technologies can be used in realistic, on-farm conditions. These technologies will call for data models that can sort through large amounts of data while accounting for specific variables and ensuring automation, accessibility, and accuracy of data. Issues with data privacy, security, and integration will need to be addressed before there can be multi-farm databases. Lastly, the usage of blockchain technology in animal agriculture is still in its infancy; blockchain technology has the potential to improve the traceability and transparency of animal products, but more research is needed to realize its full potential. The digitalization of animal farming can supply the necessary tools to provide sustainable animal products on a global scale.

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