Data centres on their own could produce 1.9 gigatonnes (Gt) (or 3.2% of the global total) of carbon emissions, he says. “We are seeing massive growth of data centres in all regions. Asia is taking off massively,” says Mitual Patel, head of EMEA data centre research at global investment firm CBRE. Data centres … have eaten into any progress we made to achieving Ireland’s 40% carbon emissions reduction target. Eirgrid estimates indicate that by 2025, one in every 3kWh generated in Ireland could be going to a data centre, he added.

Source: The Guardian December 11, 2017 13:18 UTC