AI demands 'through the roof' - are London's new data centres undermining climate goals?
AI's immense compute demands are driving new data centres, clustered in London. How will they affect the capital's climate goals?
Data centres
London Plan will have dedicated data centre policy to address energy and water demands
London deputy mayor for the environment Mete Coban announced plans for the new policy, saying that data centres bring both “big benefits” and “massive challenges .. particularly on energy and water consumption levels”.
What are AI datacentres doing to local communities?
The growth in hyperscale data centres is creating intense pressure on energy and water resources around the world. How will it affect us in London?
230+ US environmental groups call for moratorium on new AI data centres
This article by Common Dreams is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.