IT ’ S INEVITABLE THAT AI WILL LEAD TO DESIGN IMPACTS ON DATA CENTRES . rise . Greater transparency will also be required to meet new climate reporting regulations across the full asset lifecycle , from production to retirement to reuse , as environmental impact targets broaden to take account of Scope 3 emissions .
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full # 247CFE will take time , this is even more reason to start early ; if we don ’ t restructure power sourcing site by site , measure , track and improve it , we will never get there . The gulf between shortterm and long-term power strategies will widen in 2024 , raising questions for the industry and its customers .
Geopolitics meets green reporting
Geopolitics will add its weight to a new sheaf of global , US and EU climate reporting requirements to demand much higher levels of transparency in
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2024 . As well as critical components like semiconductors and GPUs , geographical provenance will be required right down to the raw material level for government contracts , and the industry will diversify its supply chains fast in areas like Vietnam , Eastern Europe , Mexico and India .
The rare-earth mining and processing industry will experience significant changes as these elements are critical to national security , energy independence and the environment , and demand for recovery of rare-earth minerals will continue to
IT ’ S INEVITABLE THAT AI WILL LEAD TO DESIGN IMPACTS ON DATA CENTRES . rise . Greater transparency will also be required to meet new climate reporting regulations across the full asset lifecycle , from production to retirement to reuse , as environmental impact targets broaden to take account of Scope 3 emissions .
Opportunism with an eye to the long-term
2024 looks like an exciting year with lots to play for and developments that will change the data centre landscape . Creative site selection and speed to market will have major impacts on the bottom line , while geopolitical considerations and new regulations put both forward and reverse supply chains under the spotlight .
For infrastructure operators , getting the balance right between short-term opportunism and long-term systemic improvements will be key . �
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