Before diving into the vast ocean of possibilities offered by Web3, it is necessary to understand its essence. Web3 is the third generation of World Wide Web (WWW)Its main feature is decentralization. Unlike the traditional web, Web3 has no central control by companies or organizations. Instead, power and decision-making are distributed among users. This allows for greater transparency, security, and co-creation and management of content on the network. Web3 seeks to provide a more equitable and democratic environment for communication, collaboration and information exchange.
The need for change
But why do we need this change? What can the new Internet contribute to improving our ecosystem? Our world faces enormous challenges: from rapid population growth to the destruction of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The unequal concentration of wealth, as the Global Wealth Pyramid shows, is also part of this complex puzzle (1.1% of humanity owns 45.8% of global economic wealth).
Now, imagine Web3 as a superhero ready to take on all these challenges. But how exactly do you do that? Web3 deploys its own layer of transparency, allowing for more straightforward data collection and analysis. Results? Effective tracking ensures that emissions and environmental impacts are actually reduced.
Web3 projects are being developed that become an advocate for more efficient and sustainable energy, enhancing energy networks peer to peer Decentralization that allows us to optimize consumption and reduce its cost from renewable energy systems.
Smart contracts (a special type of instruction stored on a blockchain that has the ability to self-execute actions according to a series of parameters) are entering the scene, automating processes related to climate change, from tracking emissions to encouraging green practices. And completely safely.
Effective global coordination to address climate change
Imagine effective global coordination to address climate change. Web3, with its decentralized structure, allows us to use local knowledge and actors to effectively guide policies and allocate funds. Results? A more flexible approach that adapts to specific and local needs, as well as a better and greater redistribution of funds and policies.
There are also exciting projects that allow us to see how the use of Web3 becomes a reality:
- in agricultureThe transparency of blockchain builds trust between producers and consumers. By monitoring production stages in real time, consumers can know where their food comes from, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and reducing their environmental footprint.
- In the maritime field, Web3 partners with organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund to combat illegal hunting. Blockchain technology makes it possible to record fishing-related information in a transparent and verifiable manner, and consumers can access this data simply by scanning a QR code on the product, ensuring the sustainability of their consumer choices.
- In addition to these applications, Web3 has a positive impact on… Waste management. Product traceability through blockchain facilitates efficient waste classification and recycling, contributing to reducing environmental pollution and promoting the circular economy.
- Hn energy sectorWeb3 projects are transforming energy generation and distribution. Decentralized networks allow energy to be produced locally through renewable sources, reducing emissions and improving communities’ resilience to extreme weather events.
A good role model in Telefónica is the live app to “make up for your footprint”.“, where we unify our blockchain technology, data, digital infrastructure and tokenization… to allow the customer, in a very intuitive and simple way, to offset the carbon footprint generated by the TV through the services they have contracted with us, in high-impact projects that are environmentally friendly, close and traceable through the blockchain and within Coding project, reinforcing Telefónica’s commitment to care, maintain and improve the environment and make the customer, in a reliable way, an active part of the change.
Despite these promising possibilities, we must realize that we are still exploring the full potential of Web3 in the environmental domain. The task is enormous, but the decentralized and interoperable nature of Web3 opens new possibilities for meeting this enormous challenge.
The world of Web3, from non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to decentralized finance and a whole host of blockchain-related activities, is expanding rapidly: we are in the early days of Web3 preservation efforts, and the big question is how we can ensure that this technological development is focused on the well-being of… Humans and the environment?
The future of how we build and act in terms of Web3 evolution and development is something we are all responsible for, regardless of the role we play in the ecosystem: every investment, every process, every service, every line of code… should have a positive impact. On humans (social and economic) and on the environment.
We are building the future, and on this journey towards sustainability, every interaction matters. Are you ready to be an architect of change?
