carbon footprint
Coverage of carbon footprint in the Nexus archive.
- Ukraine's biggest energy company goes green
Ukraine’s largest energy company, DTEK, has announced a plan to transition entirely to renewable energy by 2035, closing coal-fired power plants and mines. The initiative aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 90% below 2023 levels by 2050 and enhance grid resilience against Russian attacks, but faces a $7 billion funding challenge for modernization.
- Hong Kong data centres outpace global average for carbon footprint: UN study
Hong Kong's data centres have a carbon footprint exceeding the global average, according to a UN study. The report by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health highlights the environmental impacts of AI usage, including carbon, water, and land footprints, and urges responsible strategies to address these issues.
- Amazon would rather shareholders did not look too closely at carbon footprint
Amazon's board urges shareholders to reject a proposal requiring greater disclosure on AWS expansion's impact on climate goals. Investors are being asked to ignore potential scrutiny of the company's carbon footprint related to datacenters.