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Beware Unintended Consequences
The Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (the Pact), a collaboration of over 120 data centre operators and associations working towards climate neutral data centres by 2030, has published a paper highlighting some areas of concern with the European Commission’s proposal for a sustainability rating scheme for Europe’s data centres. Without climate normalisation, the rating scheme may inadvertently hinder or make economically unviable, data centre developments in the south even as demand there grows. Some may also favour the largest developers and operators and could potentially lock out smaller European competitors from this important market at a time when sovereignty and strategic autonomy are high on the pollical agenda. ing on the paper, Lex Coors, chair of the CNDCP board, said “We have collaborated with the EU on this scheme from the outset, and, as the paper makes it clear, we are fully supportive of efficiency ratings for data centres. We offer these thoughts based on real-world data and we hope the Commission will use them to further adapt its proposal in the coming weeks.” The full paper can be read and downloaded from the CNDCP website. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest PrevPreviousClimate Neutral Data Centre Pact Board Appoints Lex Coors as New Chairperson Stay in touch: Linkedin Envelope © 2021-2026 Climate Neutral Data Center Pact..