Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact
Coverage of Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact in the Nexus archive.
- EU appears to find datacenter emissions easier to offset than lobbyists
The European Union is revising its proposed environmental rating system for datacenters to allow cross-border use of clean energy certificates for emissions offsets, following lobbying from tech companies and industry groups. The original plan required offsets to be sourced locally, but the amendment aims to reduce operational costs for datacenter operators.
- Brussels' datacenter efficiency scorecard may come with a credit warning
The EU's proposed datacenter efficiency rating system, aimed at promoting sustainability, faces delays and criticism for not accounting for regional climate differences. Moody's warns the system could create credit risks for operators, while Europe's fragmented financing and infrastructure challenges hinder large-scale datacenter expansion.
- Europe told to cool its datacenter boom before water and power run short
Europe needs a policy framework integrating water and energy efficiency to sustain datacenter growth for AI and cloud computing, as rising energy and water demands threaten infrastructure. A report by Grundfos highlights datacenters' growing electricity consumption (expected to reach 7-9% of EU usage by 2030) and water-intensive cooling systems, urging standardized environmental reporting and incentives for efficient technologies.