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AI to double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, UN researchers say

Data centres are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030
as they expand to meet the surge in demand from artificial intelligence,
U.N. researchers said on Wednesday. Unless governments heed the rising
environmental ‌costs of AI, the rapid rollout could also strain scarce
land resources and create mountains of electronic waste, the United Nations
University Institute for Water, Environment and Health warned in a report.

Reuters 3rd June 2026, https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ai-double-data-centre-power-water-consumption-by-2030-un-researchers-say-2026-06-03/

June 10, 2026 - Posted by | technology

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