Analiză: Infrastructura digitală care alimentează AI, una dintre cele mai mari ameninţări la adresa tranziţiei energetice europene şi globale

The digital infrastructure supporting AI poses significant threats to global energy transition, as highlighted in a report by ECOS and Open Future. Increased AI usage leads to higher energy consumption, water usage, and CO2 emissions. Data centers, essential for AI operations, are major contributors to electricity demand, with projections indicating a tripling of energy consumption in Europe by 2030. The report also reveals that tech companies' emissions may be vastly underestimated, and the environmental impact of data centers extends to substantial water consumption. Experts call for a coherent EU strategy to address these challenges.