Is AI bad for the planet? Not necessarily, says Salesforce
The ‘unprecedented surge’ in AI adoption comes with increased associated energy, water, and natural resource demands, but can also empower…
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Climate change poses a growing risk to data centre infrastructure
Climate-related hazards, from flooding to forest fires, represent a growing threat to the world’s data centre infrastructure, a new report…
Google reduces data centre emissions despite increased electricity demand
Google reduced the carbon emissions of its data centres by 12% last year, despite a 27% increase in electricity demand,…
Tech sector ‘veering off’ sustainable climate path, report claims
A new report from the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch suggests that the tech sector is ‘veering off’ its…
Sharp rise in tech sector emissions due to AI boom, report finds
Emissions from the tech sector have continued to rise in recent years, driven by advances in AI and data infrastructure,…
Microsoft to accelerate sustainability efforts as emissions rise by nearly a quarter
Microsoft has said that its ‘journey towards being carbon negative is a marathon, not a sprint’, as it confirmed that…
Paul O’Donnell of Hanley Energy on why data centres should prioritise sustainability
Headquartered in Stamullen, Co. Meath, Ireland, and Ashburn, Virginia, USA, Hanley Energy is a global provider of critical power and…
Gradiant secures two contracts to develop sustainable water systems for data centres
Gradiant has announced two new contracts to develop and deploy sustainable water systems at data centres operated by technology firms…
New report examines sustainability in the age of AI
The Project Management Institute (PMI) has said that marrying the twin challenges of sustainability and AI adoption is an ‘integration…
Environmental impact of data centre cooling explored in Microsoft study
Researchers at Microsoft have examined the environmental impact of different data centre cooling technologies from cradle to grave, in a…