The climate stakes of the data center backlash
Climate groups are tapping into opposition to data centers, WIRED reports, but it’s unclear whether they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
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Local opposition to data centers often centers on water use, electricity bills, noise and air pollution, while climate emissions receive less attention. WIRED cites BloombergNEF projections that data centers could exceed 5% of global electricity demand by 2035 and push power-sector emissions 6% higher in under a decade, largely through natural gas. Climate organizers are trying to connect those global consequences with the immediate concerns already driving community resistance.
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