Data Centres and AI: Rising Energy Consumption and Climate Challenges — An Interview With Ralph Hintemann
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Kezia Rice
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An interview with Dr. Ralph Hintemann of the Borderstep Institute examining the skyrocketing energy consumption of data centres driven by AI and digitalisation. The article explores the environmental impact of data centres, their growing share of CO2 emissions from digitalisation, and potential solutions including efficiency improvements, renewable energy integration, and policy measures to mitigate the climate footprint of the digital infrastructure.
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Data centre energy consumption is already high—thanks to AI, it's set to skyrocket.
Data centres will account for the majority of digitalisation's CO2 emissions.
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