Dear colleagues, for this edition of tech-and-environment news -- 7th month -- I'd like to share *7* links to the articles published in July: six of them are "problem statements" about Data Centers, AI & impact on resource use (water, electricity, land), plus one possible solution: ESPR. Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communities - The University of Tulsa https://utulsa.edu/news/data-centers-draining-resources-in-water-stressed-co... Malaysia wants to splash out on tech sector, but heavy water demand hard to quench https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3271973/malaysia-wants-spla... <https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3271973/malaysia-wants-splash-out-tech-sector-heavy-water-demand-hard-quench> Would tax break for Michigan data centers bring economic boon, or climate doom? https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/would-tax-break-mi-data-... DATA-CENTER DEBATE "Data center projects often carry billion-dollar price tags and were once hotly coveted. But some cities and counties are putting the projects under the microscope — and even looking at bans."https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2024/07/08/data-center-developm... AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable (Goldman Sachs) https://www.404media.co/goldman-sachs-ai-is-overhyped-wildly-expensive-and-u... "Will AI Be Another Unsustainable Environmental Disaster?" https://www.newsweek.com/will-ai-another-unsustainable-environmental-disaste... The "Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation" (ESPR), which entered into force on 18 July 2024, is the cornerstone of the Commission’s approach to more environmentally sustainable and circular products: https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environment/standards-too... <https://commission.europa.eu/energy-climate-change-environment/standards-tools-and-labels/products-labelling-rules-and-requirements/sustainable-products/ecodesign-sustainable-products-regulation_en> Regards, Vesna ps : more at: https://wiki.techinc.nl/Sustainability#Data_Centers -- https://becha.unciv.nl https://social.v.st/web/@becha/