MENA Climate Week kicked off on Tuesday with a discussion on the use of blockchain technology to bring transformative climate action to the region. Kristina Cornèr, Editor-in-Chief of Cointelegraph, shared her thoughts in a roundtable discussion on how the climate action sector can benefit from the cryptocurrency and blockchain community.
In the session held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Cornèr discussed topics ranging from the role of the media in educating the masses about blockchain, to trust and collaboration within blockchain projects, and how the blockchain community Climate action could use the strengths of the blockchain community, such as ambition, action, and diversity, to promote positive environmental impact.
Explaining the mindset that the cryptocurrency community has when creating blockchain projects, Cornèr highlighted that ambition and action are some of the most important driving forces within the natives of the blockchain sphere.
“The people who have built this community are bold and ambitious, and I think this is what climate action needs right now. Shifting discussions from ‘what can we do’ to ‘let’s do it’ is how members of the blockchain community are building their Projects.”
Apart from this, Cornèr also pointed out the importance of bringing diversity to the mix. He said that by being diverse, blockchain projects are capable of coming up with a variety of new solutions that can create various levels of change within the community.
“Collaboration is about bringing as many voices as possible, like on this panel and how you guys are bringing diversity here. That’s what blockchain is about as well, because you can bring different voices and this can bring different solutions.”
Cornèr concluded his talk by reiterating that the Cointelegraph team is always open to giving a voice and a platform to those who are working within the blockchain and climate action space and that he hopes that both communities will have more collaborations in the future.
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