Domanda energia data center in Europa: tra 5 anni, +160%
2025-02-11
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Two reports from Beyond Fossil Fuels warn that AI growth could boost European data center power needs by 160% in five years, reaching 287 TWh annually. If powered mainly by fossil fuels, this surge could multiply emissions, stressing the need for strategic, sustainable energy planning.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
No actual harm has yet occurred, but the coalition’s analysis shows that continued AI‐led expansion of data centers could plausibly lead to large‐scale environmental damage (increased greenhouse gas emissions, strain on renewable supplies). Therefore, this is an AI hazard scenario, not a realized incident or merely complementary context.[AI generated]