2021
The Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact is launched
In 2021 , the Dutch data centre industry launched its Climate
Neutral Data Centre Pact .
This landmark pact has been signed by over 25 key players in Europe ’ s data centre industry , including the likes of Google , Equinix , and Iron Mountain . This represents both a key advancement towards the
European Green Deal targets , and a clear indication of the shared focus of Europe ’ s data centres .
2020
2019
Signing the European Green Deal
The European Green Deal was approved in 2020 and marked the launch of the European Commission ’ s pioneering new policy initiatives . The core goal established by this deal was to make the EU climate neutral by 2050 .
Equinix achieves 100 % renewables for its EMEA data centres
In the same year as the formation of the Green Deal , the global data centre giant
Equinix announced that it had successfully achieved 100 % renewable energy usage across all of its EMEA data centres .
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