In episode 155, we’re excited to welcome Adam Silver, Co-Founder & CEO of Plural Energy, an organization dedicated to making the financing of renewable energy better, faster, cheaper, and accessible to all. We discuss some of the challenges in renewable energy markets, how blockchain is revolutionizing climate finance, onboarding projects and investors to Web3, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• To achieve a net-zero future, we need to change the way money flows into climate finance and improve the accessibility of climate friendly investments. By leveraging Web3 primitives to connect retail investors directly to climate investments, it gives the average individual more of an opportunity to support the renewable energy transition while creating new financing opportunities for small projects.
• There are too many intermediaries between retail investors and climate investments. Blockchain can help retail investors more directly invest in projects without having to go through so many intermediaries, bringing them closer to the impact while decreasing investment fees.
• When onboarding projects to Web3, it’s important to lead with the benefits and value of the technology, rather than the intricacies of the technology itself. It’s also important to align Web3 and traditional technologies to make the onboarding process seamless.

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In episode 154, we’re excited to welcome Avery Schwarz and Christian Chegne of Coral Tribe and ReFi Hub, a community of impact investors powering Web3 climate finance. We discuss how the tokenization of real-world assets can revolutionize climate finance, how Web3 can help coordinate communities around climate solutions, the growing Regenerative Finance movement, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• Tokenized Real World Assets (RWAs) can help make traditionally closed markets open and accessible to the everyday person. Currently less than 1% of assets are tokenized on-chain, so there is lots of room to grow to make more diverse assets available to retail investors.
• Traditionally, the world has followed a zero-sum economic system, where you can either make money or help the planet. Regenerative Finance, married with the tokenization of RWAs, makes it easier for investors to accomplish both simultaneously.
• When it comes to addressing climate change, we have the technology and solutions to do it, but what we lack is the will and community buy-in. Web3 can help address this by gamifying climate action, making climate investing easy and accessible, and leveraging new primitives like DAOs and NFTs to coordinate communities around causes.

--Full shownotes with links available at--
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--DISCLAIMER --
While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, please do not take any of this as investment advice, and please make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More on the disclaimer at cryptoaltruism.org.

In episode 153, we’re excited to welcome Professor Tonya Evans, an author, law professor at Penn State specializing in Web3, sought-after consultant, and award-winning tech leader. Oh, and she even testified in front of congress about Web3 regulations. We discuss how Web3 can be key in building more equitable institutions, staying agile in challenging regulatory environments, building inclusion in Web3, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• Historically, economic institutions have not been equitable, with certain individuals and groups disproportionately extracting value at the expense of others. By creating a new rules-based economic system, it can help level the playing field by ensuring everyone plays by the same rules.
• By intentionally including diverse voices in important spaces and conversations, it can go a long way in building a more inclusive Web3. Diverse perspectives bring diverse lived experiences which provide incredible value to projects and organizations, especially in the early stages of building.
• It can be difficult to stay on top of regulatory challenges in a fast-moving sector like Web3, especially for smaller organizations that don’t have their own legal departments. Thankfully, there are many fantastic free resources online. Although these may not cover everything, the important thing is to start learning now, and to try and stay on top of developments as best as you can. The longer you wait, the harder it will be.

--Full shownotes with links available at--
https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/blog/crypto-altruism-podcast-episode-153-levelling-the-economic-playing-field-with-web3-featuring-prof-tonya-evans

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--DISCLAIMER --
While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, please do not take any of this as investment advice, and please make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More on the disclaimer at cryptoaltruism.org.