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Improving Voluntary Carbon Markets Through Standardization and Blockchain Technology
No full textThe impacts of climate change, if left unchecked, will result in significant economic and ecological harm globally. While reducing carbon emissions in a sustainable manner may mitigate these effects, a concerted effort is required from all nations. Carbon markets present an opportunity to address emissions while promoting economic growth and technological advancement in carbon sequestration initiatives. However, the current state of the global voluntary carbon market is fragmented, with little uniformity and lacking transparency, which can undermine its effectiveness. To address these challenges, an industry-wide carbon sequestration standard, supported by a transparent blockchain protocol, should be implemented to enhance the existing voluntary carbon market structure in the United States. This new standard would require market participants to comply with uniform and transparent reporting protocols, mandating the reporting and disclosure of carbon inventory and methodology by carbon registries in the United States. The combination of a standardized carbon market and blockchain protocol will provide autonomous reporting of all carbon credit transactions, from creation to retirement. In conclusion, this proposal aims to enhance the voluntary carbon market through proper standardized emission offsetting, promoting economic growth and technological innovation, as the market scales over time
Public Ownership, Public Rights: Recreational Stream Access Decisions in the Mountain West
No full textShadings of Nuance: Contextualizing a “Convergence of Opinion” Regarding a River Located in the Imaginarium of the Western Mind
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Never Tell Me the Odds: A Look Into Southern California Desalination and Legalized Sports Betting
No full textSince the creation of the Colorado River Compact, the Colorado River Basin has been bound by a structural deficit. Severely over-estimating the basin’s output of water, the Compact commissioners put the Colorado River on track for a gross supply-demand imbalance. This imbalance has affected every state in the basin, but perhaps none more than California, which has fueled its unprecedented growth with surplus Colorado River water that is no longer available. Water desalination technologies have been developing rapidly in recent years, and California is eager to utilize them; but because the process of desalinating ocean water continues to be prohibitively expensive and environmentally dangerous, it is not a long-term solution for the state’s predicament. Fortunately, with the legalization of sports betting in America, a new method of financing water supply projects—ideally, projects that promote water conservation and sustainability—may be available
