“If you want to build a datacentre, you should have to build the renewables and water recycling to power it,” the ACF chief executive, Adam Bandt, says. “Big tech corporations should be forced to do their fair share so they don’t drain our resources.”
Along with energy, water and emissions, there can be local impacts on communities and wildlife living near datacentres – massive warehouse-like facilities, with 24-7 lighting and the sound of air conditioners continuously running.
— Petra StockReplicated under Fair Use from The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI? by Petra Stock.