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updated: 22-01-2021 | 10:01

Twenty-five companies and seventeen associations from across Europe agree to take specific steps to make data centres climate neutral by 2030.

 

One year after the adoption of the European Green Deal, leading cloud infrastructure providers and data centre operators have created the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact. Twenty-five companies and 17 associations have agreed to a Self Regulatory Initiative to make data centres in Europe climate neutral by 2030. Companies joining the Pact represent the most significant industry players in cloud infrastructure and data centres in Europe. This is an historic and unprecedented commitment by an industry to proactively lead the transition to a climate neutral economy. 

 

Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal: “Citizens across Europe use ever more technology to go about their daily lives and want this technology, also to help secure a sustainable future for people and planet. Today’s pledge from important parts of the data industry constitutes a promise to society and offers a welcome first step towards achieving our common ambitions for a smart and sustainable future.” 

 

The Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact establishes a Self Regulatory Initiative which has been developed in co-operation with the European Commission. It supports both the European Green Deal, which aims to make Europe the world’s first climate neutral continent by 2050, and the European Data Strategy by making EU data centres climate neutral by 2030. 

 

The Self Regulatory Initiative sets ambitious goals that will facilitate Europe’s essential transition to a greener economy. It commits signatories to ensuring their data centres are climate neutral by setting ambitious measurable targets for 2025 and 2030 in the following areas:

 

  • - Prove energy efficiency with measurable targets 
  • - Purchase 100% carbon-free energy 
  • - Prioritise water conservation 
  • - Reuse and repair servers 
  • - Look for ways to recycle heat 
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Progress towards achieving climate neutral data centres will be monitored by the European Commission twice a year. For more details on the new Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, please visit: Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact

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