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AI is reshaping how buildings are run, from cooling systems to construction planning. Yet experts warn that the technology’s heavy electricity demand could undermine sustainability gains.
Over 70 per cent of organisations are investing more than 10 per cent of their capital expenditure in low-carbon initiatives as digitalisation and automation take centre stage.
Investors who fail to assess and mitigate the potential harms of adopting Artificial Intelligence cannot credibly call themselves "responsible".
By
Steven Okun, Megan Willis, Noemie Viterale
While much of the AI debate focuses on its economic potential, its expanding physical footprint tells a different story. The machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or electricity.
By
Friederike Rohde and
Paz Peña
China’s data centres are expanding rapidly to meet surging AI demand – raising urgent questions about energy use, climate targets and the shift to renewables.
By
Fei Fei
Booming growth in data centres is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals.
By
Muyi Yang, Xiwei Xu and David Lo
Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.