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A new report from the World Economic Forum suggests that the tech sector can play a key role in driving a nature-positive transition

The tech sector’s role in accelerating a nature-positive future

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A new report from the World Economic Forum suggests that the tech sector can play a key role in driving…

If the development of artificial intelligence continues at its current trajectory, it will lead to significant increases in emissions and water use by the end of the decade, a new study by Cornell University has found.

Current trajectory of AI growth likely to lead to significant emissions increase

10 months ago9 months ago4 mins

If the development of artificial intelligence continues at its current trajectory, it will lead to significant increases in emissions and…

‘Drill baby, drill’… for geothermal energy, says analyst

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The US should adhere to President Donald Trump’s call to ‘drill baby, drill’ – but for geothermal energy, rather than traditional…

Plans to develop a €3 billion data centre complex in County Kildare could 'set a dangerous precedent for similar developments in Europe', non-profit ClientEarth has said.

Kildare data centre plans ‘an enormous energy drain dressed up as progress’, says ClientEarth

11 months ago9 months ago4 mins

Plans to develop a €3 billion data centre complex in County Kildare, Ireland, could ‘set a dangerous precedent for similar…

The global data centre industry will need to address mounting sustainability challenges such as soaring electricity consumption, cooling requirements, and water usage as it continues to accelerate, a new report by GlobalData has noted.

Data centres will increasingly need to navigate sustainability challenges, says GlobalData

11 months ago9 months ago3 mins

The global data centre industry will need to address mounting sustainability challenges such as soaring electricity consumption, cooling requirements, and…

A new report by engineering, architecture and sustainability consulting firm Ramboll examines the path to net zero for the data centre sector, which will require significant investment in reducing carbon emissions, water, biodiversity, and material use.

Roadmap to net zero data centres explored in new report

11 months ago9 months ago3 mins

A new report by engineering, architecture and sustainability consulting firm Ramboll examines the path to net zero for the data…

Dame Dawn Childs, CEO, Pure Data Centres.

How data centres are creating commercial value through sustainability

12 months ago9 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Dame Dawn Childs, CEO, Pure Data Centres. For years, data centres were simply perceived as energy-hungry warehouses that…

A 'power-first' approach to investment and planning of data centre growth in the Asia Pacific region can spearhead cleaner, more resilient and more affordable energy systems, rather than being an environmental and infrastructural burden, a new report from Deloitte has suggested.

Data centre sector faces ‘significant sustainability challenges’

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The data centre sector faces ‘significant sustainability challenges’ that require ‘immediate strategic action’ to ensure long-term viability, a new whitepaper…

Spain's Ministry for Ecologic Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has launched a public consultation process that could pave the way for new sustainability and energy efficiency requirements to be placed on data centres.

Spain proposes stricter energy efficiency rules for data centres

1 year ago9 months ago4 mins

Spain‘s Ministry for Ecologic Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has launched a public consultation process that could pave the…

The availability of water for data centre cooling is likely to present a challenge in Europe in the coming years, amidst extreme heat, and an increase in both droughts and wildfires, GlobalData has said.

Water scarcity set to be a growing challenge for European data centres

1 year ago1 year ago4 mins

The availability of water for data centre cooling is likely to present a challenge in Europe in the coming years,…