Summary:
The United States Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has invited comments on the energy and climate implications of digital assets.
Interested organizations and persons, including the public, are therefore invited to submit comments on or before 5 pm ET on May 9th, 2022.
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy was tasked by President Biden through an executive order, to submit a report that investigates the potential for digital assets ‘to impede or advance efforts to tackle climate change and the transition to a clean and reliable electricity grid’.
President Biden signed the Executive Order on March 9th, 2022, which outlines the US government’s strategy to ‘harness the benefits and mitigate the risks of digital assets, including the implications for energy use and the climate’.
Digital assets are particularly in the spotlight, as the United States has committed to combating the climate crisis by reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
To submit comments, one simply has to send an email to DigitalAssetsRFI@ostp.eop.gov and include ‘RFI Response: Climate Implications of Digital Assets’ in the subject line of the email.
Each responding entity is requested to send only one response.
Responses may address one or as many topics desired from the list provided below by the RFI.
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