DATA CENTRES
“ Glaciers are shrinking , biodiversity is collapsing , and we just experienced the hottest decade in human history .
Incremental steps are insufficient ”
MALCOLM JOHNSON DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ,
ITU measurable targets , purchasing 100 % carbon-free energy , prioritising water conservation , reusing and repairing servers rather than replacing them , and exploring new ways to reuse excess heat from their facilities . The goal : for every company on a list that handily includes the owners of more than half the data centres on the planet to make every single one of their facilities carbon neutral by 2030 .
It ’ s a big ask in an industry that was already expected to grow by as much as 15.1 % every year until 2025 before the pandemic kicked global demand into overdrive . “ The pledge made by the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact is achievable . It is ambitious and challenging but it is achievable ,” says Kass .
But is it enough ? At out current rates of consumption , incremental , market-based approaches to solving the climate crisis are no longer an option . Prioritising continuous , unsustainable growth in everything from revenues to
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