Impact Category
All impact assets currently onchain can be categorized to 1 or more of these 17 categories.
High Impact Actions (0.8 - 1.0)
Regenerative Agriculture (1.0): Receives the highest score as it maximizes soil health, captures carbon, and enhances biodiversity. This holistic approach addresses multiple environmental issues simultaneously, making it the most impactful action.Reforestation (0.95): Closely follows regenerative agriculture due to its ability to provide habitat, absorb CO2, and combat climate change. Trees act as natural carbon sinks and support diverse ecosystems.Coastal Restoration (0.9): Protects ecosystems, mitigates flooding, and enhances biodiversity. Coastal areas are critical for both terrestrial and marine life, making their restoration highly impactful.Ecosystem Management (0.85): Sustains ecosystem services, supports biodiversity, and increases resilience. This comprehensive approach ensures the long-term health of various habitats.Biochar (0.8): Improves soil quality and captures carbon, reducing greenhouse gases. Its ability to enhance soil fertility while sequestering carbon makes it a highly effective solution.
Medium-High Impact Actions (0.6 - 0.75)
Solar (0.75) and Wind (0.7): These renewable energy sources significantly reduce fossil fuel dependency and carbon emissions. They're ranked slightly lower than ecosystem-based solutions due to manufacturing and installation impacts.Biomass (0.65): Utilizes organic matter for energy, promoting waste reduction and carbon neutrality. While beneficial, it's less impactful than solar or wind due to potential resource competition.Waste Energy Recovery (0.6): Converts waste to energy, reducing landfill use and greenhouse gases. This approach addresses two issues simultaneously but has limitations in scale.
Medium Impact Actions (0.45 - 0.55)
Hydroelectric (0.55): A renewable energy source with relatively low emissions that harnesses water flow. It's ranked lower due to potential ecosystem disruption. No Type (0.5) actions that do not have a type or are composed of alot of different underlying activities recieve no type. Cooking (0.5): Energy-efficient cooking practices reduce fuel consumption and emissions. While important, its impact is more localized compared to larger-scale interventions.Recycling (0.45): Reduces waste and conserves resources but has limited overall impact compared to other actions. It's an essential practice but doesn't address root causes of environmental issues.
Lower Impact Actions (0.2 - 0.4)
Manufacturing (0.4) and Construction (0.35): These sectors are resource-intensive and often associated with high emissions. They receive lower scores due to their environmental impact, though responsible practices can mitigate some effects.Disaster Relief (0.3): While important, it's often situational with limited long-term sustainability benefits. It addresses symptoms rather than causes of environmental issues.Cleanup (0.25): Necessary for environmental remediation but does not address root causes. It's reactive rather than proactive, hence the lower score.Natural Gas (0.2): Receives the lowest score as it's a fossil fuel that contributes to climate change, despite having lower emissions than oil and coal. Its inclusion in sustainability efforts is limited and transitional at best.\