Speaking Of Crypto
016._Energy_on_a_Blockchain_with_Joanna_Hubbard.mp3
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:43:38
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Synopsis
“I really do think this would make a huge positive difference. And when you find that thing, there’s nothing else in the world you’d rather do than just stick with it until you’ve made it happen.” Joanna Hubbard found her thing, the thing that motivated her to move mountains or in this case move energy, renewable energy even, distributed on a blockchain. Working in the energy sector, and recognizing that there was a long way to go where Cleantech was concerned, Joanna started questioning the status quo. Why couldn’t they work on changing energy demand rather than solely focus on managing supply? Coal plants being subsidised to keep up their huge production volume didn’t make sense to her, when she knew of much greener ways to produce energy. It seemed like the right hand didn’t know what the left hand was doing? Why weren’t these systems integrated, communicating with one another? Why wasn’t a real price being placed on energy, one that factored in the environmental cost? Why hadn’t the energy sector changed