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Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
- Big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are operating datacentres in some of the world's driest areas and are planning to build more, raising concerns about their impact on water scarcity.
- Efforts to mitigate water use by Amazon have faced opposition from within, with concerns raised about the ethics of their plans.
- Datacentres, crucial for remote data storage and processing, require water for cooling, with 38 active datacentres in water-scarce areas identified.
- Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are planning a 78% increase in datacentres globally to meet the rising demand for storage, raising environmental concerns.
- In regions facing water scarcity, the high water usage of datacentres poses significant challenges, with Microsoft and Google reporting percentages of water consumption in such areas.
- Amazon's planned datacentres in Spain's Aragon region have raised concerns over water consumption and energy usage, impacting local communities.
- There are worries about the ecological impact of datacentre expansions in dry regions, exacerbating water scarcity and environmental crises.
- Amazon, Microsoft, and Google aim to become 'water positive' by 2030 through water offsetting initiatives, which have sparked debates about their effectiveness.
- Google and Microsoft are also investing in efficient water usage strategies, amid growing concerns about the local and global implications of water-intensive datacentres.
- Trump's 'Project Stargate' highlights the growing investments in AI infrastructure, with concerns raised about water usage and the sustainability of datacentre operations.
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