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EU Eyes Carbon-Neutral Data Centers by 2030 in Green-Tech Switch
- Data centers are a major emitter of greenhouse gases
- EU to unveil digital strategy document in mid-February
Photographer: Ben Torres/Bloomberg
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Data centers should be made more energy-efficient and be carbon-neutral by 2030, the European Union urges in a draft digital strategy plan to be unveiled later this month.
Information and communications technologies must undergo their own “green transformation” to deliver their benefits, the European Commission said in the document obtained by Bloomberg. The EU’s executive is set to publish the strategy on Feb. 19 alongside other announcements, including plans to legislate on artificial intelligence.