{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frbc-disruptors.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fearth-day-Kabrbiiu","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"BONUS: Why Blockchain Holds the Key to a Greener Planet","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f17078a4-4277-4c0a-8a65-e1d7050657be/a2497fe1-8af3-4ba7-904b-b771706a5210/rbc-20artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b011624e-6d96-4560-bed6-e164f02c5c9b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"BONUS: Why Blockchain Holds the Key to a Greener Planet\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"If people know anything about blockchain technology, it’s the astounding appreciation in the value of bitcoin in recent months—a cryptocurrency that uses blockchain as a way of transparently and instantaneously recording peer-to-peer payments. But blockchain is much more than mere financial tool. And according to many people invested in the environmental sector, it might just hold the key to better climate change solutions.\n \nIn this special Earth Day episode of Disruptors, an RBC podcast, guest host Trinh Theresa Do speaks with two experts who know the climate beat well: Joseph Pallant, founder of the Blockchain for Climate Foundation and director of climate innovation for Ecotrust Canada; and Carolyn DuBois, executive director of The Water Program of The Gordon Foundation.\n \nWhile technology is no panacea—and our guests confront the very real issue of blockchain’s environmental cost, as well as its many benefits—the work of Joseph and Carolyn promises a brighter and greener future for many people around the world."}