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EcoDataCentres is preventing the emission of more carbon than it emits itself . This , Schedin explains , is where many data centre operators stop . “ However , while we ' re avoiding more emissions than we actually create , that shouldn ' t be used to hide the fact that we are emitting 16 g of carbon per kWh ,” he says . “ We can ' t avoid that fact . The industry can ' t avoid that fact , and we shouldn ' t be trying to hide it .”
In Bed with Embedded Carbon All modern manufacturing comes with the uncomfortable reality of embedded carbon . EcoDataCenters keeps the embedded carbon in its physical buildings very low by primarily using laminated wood in the construction process . Schedin explains that the alternatives , steel and concrete , are both “ very environmentally impactful materials ,” adding that “ Concrete still accounts for something like 8 % of all global emissions .”
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