raising awareness of the technology s valueadding characteristics as well as education about its drawbacks due to inefficient designs eg energy consumption for proofofwork consensus algorithm used in bitcoin are essential and need to be broadly understood by decision makers this could also result in mitigating blockchain designs with highcarbon footprints by actively engaging with industry consortia and the private sector to develop protocols and network designs that are less energy intensive observing a variety of dlt technologies eg hashgraphs and tangles with differing contribution and adverse effects in the lowcarbon transition it will be of essence to develop a strong understanding of the key differences