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The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers

Reports are examining the environmental impact of the data centers powering artificial intelligence, highlighting their heavy consumption of electricity and water and the strain they place on local power grids. As AI adoption accelerates, companies building these facilities face growing scrutiny over carbon emissions, resource use and whether their climate commitments match the pace of expansion.

Why now: Concerns are growing that the AI boom is driving rapid data center expansion with significant energy and water costs that are largely hidden from the public.

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• The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers · DW.com
• The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers · DW.com

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