The Solana Foundation has launched a real-time tracking dashboard to measure carbon emissions on its blockchain, making it the first “major smart-contract blockchain” to do so. The dashboard, available on the Solana Climate website, aims to set a new standard for measuring emissions in the blockchain industry and encourages transparency. The data used to power the dashboard is open-source and modeled on the estimated carbon footprint of the Dell PowerEdge R940. The move comes as global efforts are being made to utilize blockchain technology to monitor carbon emissions. (Read More)