Merge pull request #2810 from XRPLF/carbon-neutral

DGE-3110: removed carbon neutral wording

about/faq.md

@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ No, the XRP Ledger is a decentralized, public blockchain. Any changes that would
 
 Proof of Work (PoW) was the first mechanism to solve the double spend problem without requiring a trusted 3rd party. [The XRP Ledger’s consensus mechanism](../docs/concepts/consensus-protocol/index.md) solves the same problem in a far faster, cheaper and more energy efficient way.
 
-#### How can a blockchain be sustainable?
-
-It’s been widely reported that Bitcoin’s energy consumption, as of 2021, is equivalent to that used by Argentina, with much of the electricity Bitcoin miners use coming from polluting sources. The XRP Ledger confirms transactions through a “[consensus](../docs/concepts/consensus-protocol/index.md)” mechanism - which does not waste energy like proof of work does - and leverages carbon offsets to be [one of the first truly carbon neutral blockchains](https://ripple.com/ripple-press/ripple-leads-sustainability-agenda-to-achieve-carbon-neutrality-by-2030/).
-
 #### Can currencies other than XRP be traded through XRPL?
 
 Yes, the XRP Ledger was built specifically to be able to tokenize arbitrary assets, such as USD, EUR, Oil, Gold, reward points, and more. Any currency can be issued on the XRP Ledger. This is illustrated by XRPL’s growing community that backs a variety of fiat and crypto tokens.

about/impact.page.tsx

@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ export default function Impact() {
                   "XRPL’s unique consensus mechanism is eco-friendly—it does not require mining to settle transactions. This results in efficiency without sacrificing security, decentralization, or scalability."
                 )}
               </h5>
-              <p>
-                {translate(
-                  "The trivial amount of energy it does consume is then neutralized with carbon credits through EW Zero, an open-source blockchain decarbonization tool."
-                )}
-              </p>
             </div>
           </div>
         </section>

about/xrp.page.tsx

@@ -268,17 +268,14 @@ export default function XrpOverview() {
                   <div className="z-index-1 position-relative">
                     <h2 className="h4 mb-10-until-sm mb-8-sm">
                       {translate(
-                        "The XRP Ledger was designed with sustainability in mind."
+                        "The XRP Ledger is built for business."
                       )}
                     </h2>
                     <p className="mb-10">
                       {translate(
-                        "Explore the impact of the world's first major, global, public carbon-neutral blockchain."
+                        "The only major L-1 blockchain that’s built for business and designed specifically to power finance use cases and applications at scale. Powerful enough to bootstrap a new economy, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is fast, scalable, and sustainable."
                       )}
                     </p>
-                    <a className="btn btn-primary btn-arrow" href="/about/impact">
-                      {translate("Impact")}
-                    </a>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>

blog/2021/xrpl-grants-funding-the-next-phase-of-open-decentralized-innovation.md

@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ Step 5: After 3-4 months, final interviews are conducted
 
 ## About The XRP Ledger
 
-The XRP Ledger is open-source and permissionless, delivering powerful utility to developers on a public blockchain. Its built-in decentralized exchange (DEX)(https://xrpl.org/decentralized-exchange.html#main-page-header) and custom token functionality—[Issued Currencies](https://xrpl.org/issued-currencies-overview.html)—supports the seamless exchange of tokens, with more than 5,400 currencies issued and traded on the XRP Ledger to date.
+The XRP Ledger is open-source and permissionless, delivering powerful utility to developers on a public blockchain. Its built-in decentralized exchange (DEX)(https://xrpl.org/decentralized-exchange.html#main-page-header) and custom token functionality—Issued Currencies—supports the seamless exchange of tokens, with more than 5,400 currencies issued and traded on the XRP Ledger to date.
 
-Additionally, the XRP Ledger is the first major [carbon-neutral blockchain](https://xrpl.org/impact.html) and inherently energy efficient, alleviating high costs that developers experience when building on proof-of-work blockchains. Development and forward progress of the XRPL is maintained by the growing developer community around XRP for which RippleX is just one participant.
+Additionally, the XRP Ledger is the only major L-1 blockchain that’s built for business and designed specifically to power finance use cases and applications at scale. Development and forward progress of the XRPL is maintained by the growing developer community around XRP for which RippleX is just one participant.
 
 ## Get Started Today
 

blog/2022/introducing-learning-portal.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ While XRPL.org serves as a central, robust portal for developers of all experien
 
 The XRPL Learning Portal offers an easy and interactive way for developers to start their Web 3 journey. Developers can create their learning paths—whether they start by getting acquainted with the basics of crypto and blockchain or jump right into learning how to code on the XRP Ledger. 
 
-Portal users can explore educational material explaining the XRP Ledger and the many use cases it supports, such as decentralized finance (DeFi) and gaming. At the same time, developers will gain an understanding of the XRP Ledger’s core features, history and mechanics through hands-on learning modules. Because the XRP Ledger is a scalable, carbon-neutral blockchain, a sustainable future theme underpins each course. 
+Portal users can explore educational material explaining the XRP Ledger and the many use cases it supports, such as decentralized finance (DeFi) and gaming. At the same time, developers will gain an understanding of the XRP Ledger’s core features, history and mechanics through hands-on learning modules. 
 
 ## Course Expectations