Data centres play a critical role in today's digital world, enabling a wide range of end-user services and functions such as websites, email, social media, streaming, business operations, and many other applications essential to modern life. However, they are among the most energy-intensive facilities, with a significant carbon footprint. The International Energy Agency estimates that data centres will drive more than 20 per cent of the growth in electricity demand between now and 2030. ...Read More

On 11 February, United for Efficiency (U4E) attended the Forum for Stainable AI alongside the AI Action Summit in Paris, where the team introduced its forthcoming publication, Sustainable Procurement Guidelines for Data Centres and Computer Servers. This initiative highlights the urgent need for energy efficiency and sustainability in the rapidly expanding field of artificial intelligence (AI). The summit marked the launch of the Coalition for Sustainable AI, a collaborative effort ...Read More