Researchers from PEESE continue to advance interdisciplinary sustainability studies, with several impactful papers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) receiving widespread media coverage.
Crypto and Green Hydrogen Synergy
The 2024 paper by Apoorv, “Climate Sustainability Through a Dynamic Duo: Green Hydrogen and Crypto Driving Energy Transition and Decarbonization,” explores the potential of combining cryptocurrency and green hydrogen to promote clean energy adoption and decarbonization. Selected media coverage includes:
- Cornell Chronicle: Crypto, green hydrogen form ‘dynamic duo’ to thwart climate change
- Tech Xplore: Pairing crypto mining with green hydrogen offers clean energy boost, study suggests
- Also featured in ScienceDaily
- The Verge: Can Bitcoin mining really support renewable energy?
- Tech Times: Crypto Mining with Green Hydrogen Could Offer Wider Deployment of Clean Energy
NFTs and the Ethereum Merge
Apoorv’s 2023 paper, “Climate Concerns and the Future of Nonfungible Tokens: Leveraging Environmental Benefits of the Ethereum Merge,” highlights how unused renewable energy can power NFT transactions sustainably. Coverage includes:
- Cornell Chronicle: Unused renewable energy an option for powering NFT trade
- Also covered by ScienceDaily, Tech Xplore, AZoCleantech, Tech Times, News Azi
Remote Work and Climate Mitigation
In collaboration with Microsoft, the PEESE team, led by Yanqiu Tao, published the 2023 study “Climate mitigation potentials of teleworking are sensitive to changes in lifestyle and workplace rather than ICT usage.“ This work examines the nuanced factors influencing remote work’s sustainability impact. Featured media outlets include:
- Nature (Research Highlight): Another reason to love remote working: it’s good for the planet
- Cornell Chronicle: Lifestyle impacts green benefits of remote work
- Scientific American: Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee’s Carbon Footprint
- The Washington Post: Working from home now has another powerful benefit
- Fortune: Another point for remote work: It’s better for the Earth
- The Hill: Working from home could cut carbon footprint in half: research
- The Guardian: People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office
- The New York Times: The Five-Day Office Week Is Dead
- Forbes: How To Ensure Your Nonprofit Operations Are Aligned With Global Sustainability Efforts
- Bloomberg: The Rise of the Electric Two-Wheeler
- Harvard Business Review: Your Company Will Need Remote Work as Extreme Weather Gets Worse
- HuffPost: New Study Finds Working This Many Days At Home May Help The Planet
- Anthropocene Magazine: Working from home 1 day a week cuts carbon by 2%. 2-4 days up to 29%. Full-time 54%
- Yale Climate Connections: Take this to HR: Remote work is good for the climate
- Forbes: 4 Secondary But Highly Impactful Benefits Of Remote Work; Whatever The CEO Says, Hybrid Working Is Here To Stay
