Real Time Emissions Monitoring: The Foundation of a Blockchain Enabled Carbon Economy
Journal: Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal (Vol.5, No. 2)Publication Date: 2021-04-27
Authors : Nielsen P Johnston S; Black P;
Page : 1-4
Keywords : Emissions; GHG; Greenhouse gas; Carbon; CO2; Blockchain; Smart contract; Energy transition; Sustainability; Net zero; Decarbonisation; Monitoring; Carbon price; Carbon trading; Regulator;
Abstract
With 49% of the world's GDP under net zero goals, the global community is changing in how it treats emissions and carbon releases, with shareholders, stakeholders and investors demanding transparency on current performance and strategies to reduce or offset emissions. High frequency, reliable data empowers an organisation to strategically optimise and track emissions to reach committed goals from the asset level to the board room and across direct, indirect and supply chain sources (Scope 1, 2 and 3). A carbon footprinting solution, which provides a holistic view of total greenhouse gas emissions, requires a combination of carbon accounting, control system integration, emissions monitoring and greenhouse gas reporting software, to deliver an automated, reliable and verifiable real-time emissions/carbon reporting solution. This solution is also critical in providing managed data which can be utilised in the carbon economy and when combined with a Blockchain platform, results in a holistic data transfer chain for emissions reporting which is secure, transparent and trusted throughout industry and government. The role of comprehensive, connected environmental monitoring will be explored in the role of effective emissions offset and carbon trading economies with Blockchain supported technologies being presented as an enabling aspect of the overall solution. Smart contracts embedded within a Blockchain solution could automate trading mechanisms however require quality emissions monitoring data as a foundation for successful implementation. The role of quality emissions monitoring and governance in this process will be presented together with implications for industry and government for the carbon economy.
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