MENA Climate Week notes blockchain's potential for climate action

cointelegraph.com:

Panelists at the recent MENA Climate Week 2022 examined how blockchain technology can contribute to green initiatives.

Hosted by Dubai’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and the World Green Economy Organization along with various institutions under the United Nations Environment Programme and in partnership with renewable energy groups, the event explored how to promote climate action using digital innovations.

In one session, a hybrid panel made up of experts in blockchain and climate action discussed how blockchain use cases can contribute to a greener future in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and globally during the event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The session, titled “Transformative Climate Action through Digitalization: Blockchain Technologies,” grabbed insights from prominent blockchain figures Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni of the Dubai Blockchain Centre, Dr. Jane Thomason, Frontier Technology Leader and Cointelegraph's own editor-in-cheif Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr.

The blockchain figures are joined by climate advocates Sami Dimassi of the UN Environment Programme, Dr. Miroslav Polzer of the IAAI, Tia Kansara of Replenish Earth, Her Royal Highness Princess Abze Djigma of Burkina Faso, who is also a member of the African Union and European Union Digital Economy Task Force, Dr. Massamba Thioye of the UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub and Youth Climate Action Leader Ameera Al Haranki. Each shared their perspectives and knowledge on how they can see blockchain being connected to climate action initiatives.

In his opening remarks, Sami Dimassi, Regional Director and Representative of the UN Environment Programme for West Asia highlighted several actions that can be done