SHILL Issue 30

much energy as it would take to complete 2 internet searches.
For anyone in the creative industries, there are parts of our work which contribute
negatively to the environment: flying overseas for work, having prints and t
shirts made, ordering materials etc etc and we can make conscious sustainable
choices when we do so. The same goes for this part of the industry; it is possible
to choose a platform which promotes sustainability and is consciously working
to counteract any damage to the environment (Kodadot, Viv3 and hic et nunc,
to name a few).
Can NFTs be sustainable?
People obviously are right to be concerned about yet another industry popping
up which will contribute to energy use and a negative impact on the environment,
but the NFT space has risen to the challenge; in such an innovative industry there
was bound to be an innovative response. For example, a company in Canada
is using municipal waste to generate electricity for on chain transactions, and
developers all over the world are rewriting systems so more information can be
uploaded to the chains in one go therefore requiring less energy overall. On a
micro scale, many NFT projects use profits to offset their carbon use and you
will find numerous donations to environmental charities from projects that wish
to create an environmentally friendly space.
Where are you going with your own NFT projects?
I have been lucky enough to be able to run two separate NFT collectible projects
with my wife Sophia as project manager, as well as with two separate teams of
developers, coders and social marketers. Our first solo project, Madame Sofia’s
Oracle of Wisdom (based on the tarot) was released for free on the Ethereum
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