UAE based Seagrass and The Hashgraph Association announce launch of co-funded carbon credit Web3 identity wallet

  • Date: 09-Dec-2023
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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UAE based Seagrass and The Hashgraph Association announce launch of co-funded carbon credit Web3 identity wallet



Abu Dhabi: The Hashgraph Association, the non-profit organization accelerating the broad adoption of the DLT ( Distributed Ledger Technology) network Hedera globally, has today announced a co-funding initiative with UAE based Seagrass, a climate action company and subsidiary of E.ON, one of Europe's largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure.  This initiative facilitates the building of the Seagrass Wallet, a proof-of-concept Web3 identity wallet that provides users with a decentralized digital identity and wallet that relates to their carbon projects.  Seagrass which is based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) financial centre UAE holds a license to arrange trades in environmental instruments from ADGM's Financial Services Regulatory Authority. Seagrass chose the UAE because of its position as the cross roads and stands where carbon credits are originated as well as demanded.  Seagrass aims to unlock the potential of the carbon markets and transform carbon finance, which can make an important contribution to the net-zero transition. This collaboration supports its goal of bringing together supply from certified projects with large-scale demand from buyers with ambitious climate strategies on a centralized marketplace driven by technology, transparency and integrity. The Web3 identity wallet provides transparency on environmental, economical and project data to