British government asks people to delete old emails to reduce data centres' water useThe UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems’.#climate change#environmental impact#water footprint#digital infrastructure#sustainability#data centers and water#datacenters·thejournal.ie·Aug 22, 2025British government asks people to delete old emails to reduce data centres' water use
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areasAmazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents#datacenters#environmental impact#sustainability#water footprint#digital infrastructure#infrastructure#climate change#power consumption#AI and environment#data centers and water·theguardian.com·Apr 23, 2025Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Why We Don’t Know AI's True Water FootprintMiranda Gabbott asks, by choosing AI industry-driven growth today, will urban planners in Spain jeopardize their water tomorrow?#artificial intelligence#environmental impact#water footprint#sustainability·techpolicy.press·Nov 27, 2024Why We Don’t Know AI's True Water Footprint