Managing the Environmental Impacts of Data Centres: Assessing environmental impacts and standardised approaches to decarbonisation goals

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By Environment Analyst

INTRODUCTION

​Rapid growth in data centre capacity and electricity consumption is a global phenomenon, with investment in data centres expected to reach more than $1tr by 2029. But this growth comes with complex environmental and social challenges, in terms of the demand for land, energy, water, nature conservation and the impact on local communities.