today, There are approximately one million data centers around the world, and many are powered by fossil fuels, in particular coal-fired power stations. The climate threat means that more and more people to make more sustainable choices, but today, it is difficult to know whether the digital services they are using comes from the green data center “ or „dirty“ cloud computing.“ In the same way as the klimatmärkningar, and it is, of course, in today’s grocery stores, so it must be the same to be established in order to digital options. If the industry act, should be the driving force for the EUROPEAN union will extend the stark law in this area.
the Digitization has been engulfed in a wave all over the world, and the digital, the cloud is growing at a rapid pace. With the increase in digitization is both good and necessary for our future development. It’s hard to imagine how our society would be like without the internet, and to take advantage of the digital age is one of the most important ways to create opportunities for jobs and growth, and access to social services across the country. However, the more the uses to which the digital receive-and the more people that go, the more capacity is needed. The digital infrastructure will require huge amounts of electrical energy in order to function properly.
This means that datalagringens carbon dioxide emissions are greater than the whole of the council, according to the science journal Nature. A lot of people think for sure that everything that is digital is, eco-friendly, but it’s not that simple. There are about one million data centers around the world, and many of these are powered by the electricity from non-renewable fossil fuels, in particular coal-fired power stations. Already in the year 2030, an estimated one-tenth of the global production of electricity that is consumed by the data center.
is Already in storage for more than 2 per cent of global emissions of carbon dioxide and 3 per cent of the world’s energy consumption. This means that datalagringens carbon dioxide emissions are greater than the whole of the council.
The pace of digitization continues, so grows the need for more data centers. It’s time to step up the pressure on anyone who relies on the digital infrastructure to build green. Climate change is one of the most important contemporary issues and the global emissions must be reduced. Despite the fact that almost all of the countries in the world, behind the Parisavtalets climate change targets will continue, emissions will increase. Therefore, the required drive and leadership, both in politics and in business. We need to develop results-oriented solutions to a wide variety of areas, and we need to make sure that the incentive for technical development and innovation. In Sweden, many companies have become world leaders in green technology and there is the political will to do more. It is especially important that we are going to push for more global solutions, take-up of smart instruments that make it easier for you to make the switch to a more sustainable society.
thanks to the high level of access to the fossil-fuel-free, renewable-energy, a stable electric grid, and the elöverskott. Facebook’s establishment in Luleå, sweden, was the first datacenterinvesteringen in Sweden and is now available in Amazon, in the region of Mälardalen, Google is preparing for the opening of the University, and Microsoft to build the most sustainable data centres are ever in the Gävle, Sandviken, sweden, and London. The data center is now an american industry that creates jobs, tax revenue, and, in particular, the green data. However, will the cluster continue to grow, we need major investment in the electricity grid, and much shorter processes. A more rapid development of the electricity grid is a key factor for the success of the electrification, and thus achieve the climate protection targets. These issues are as pressing as the need for data storage is growing so rapidly.
When we are doing more and more things online, which, in turn, will lead to an increase in power consumption. To run the data center with the fossil-based energy is not a viable way forward if we are to meet global climate change targets.
a number of global companies have chosen Sweden, in order to build sustainable data centers. However, more people need to join for a long-term, sustainable way forward. Therefore, we propose the following:
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the Face of climate labelling for the internet.
global warming leads to more and more people to make sustainable choices, but today, it’s hard to know how the green of the range of digital services, is the use of. There is no information about what is a green data center or in a dirty cloud, which handles the data. This is true both for individuals but also for government, and professional organizations. In the same way as the labels, and it is, of course, in today’s grocery stores, so you can choose the one that is best suited to the environment, so it must be the same to be established in order for our digital selection.
last week, it took the liberal partigruppen in Brussels, the initiative to invite you to the first seminar in the EUROPEAN parliament in order to discuss how to datacenterindustrin to make the switch to a more green data center. Among the speakers were the Swedish etableringsbolaget Compared to the Market, which has developed the world’s first-ever global label for fossil-fuel-free, data centers, Fossil-free data label.
We are all in agreement that there is need for more transparency in order to increase the incentives for companies and organizations to give priority to the green with digital solutions, and to make it easier for consumers to make sustainable choices. If the industry cannot act as we think, to be a driving force for the EUROPEAN union will extend the stark law in this area.
2. Does a green data storage to the requirements of the public procurement law. : The public sector has a great potential to have an impact on our environment. Each year, the procured goods and services for the 600 billion, and public organizations are the major users of digital services. It should already be self-evident, for the Swedish authorities, and other public sector organisations, including fossil-fuel-free data, as a criterion in the procurement and operation of digital infrastructure. It’s going to be essential if we are to reduce Europe’s emissions, and it is also in line with forthcoming EUROPEAN union legislation in Europe to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2050.
What is the type of energy that is used to store the data is crucial for the transition to a zero carbon society. Therefore, it is urgent to ensure that the new data center uses a fossil-fuel-free energy, and to create the conditions for more and more data centers in Sweden. Otherwise, global emissions of carbon dioxide will increase.
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