40 mayors sign landmark pact to regulate AI data centre demands on power, water, and land
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Una Hajdari
10d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Forty mayors from cities across four continents have signed a landmark pact through C40 Cities, setting common standards for AI data centres regarding clean energy, site selection, water use, and community benefit. The initiative, launched during London Climate Action Week, represents the first coordinated global effort by city governments to push back against the AI data centre boom, which urban authorities say is straining power grids, draining water supplies, and squeezing out housing.
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· 3 pulledForty mayors from cities across four continents have signed a landmark pact setting out the conditions under which they will accept AI data centres.
This comes as urban authorities push back against an industry they say is straining power grids, draining water supplies and squeezing out housing.
It is the first coordinated global attempt by city governments to...
From Phoenix to Melbourne, a global coalition of city leaders says the AI data centre boom is draining their power, water and land — and they are done waiting.
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