40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development
Forty mayors from around the world have signed a new pact, launched by C40 Cities, to guide sustainable urban data center development. The initiative aims to prevent data centers from negatively impacting cities' natural resources, energy prices, or climate targets. Mayors from cities like Phoenix, Arizona, are leading the effort.
Forty mayors from around the world have endorsed a new pact, announced Tuesday during London Climate Action Week, to influence the sustainable development and operation of urban data centers. The initiative, led by mayors including Phoenix's Kate Gallego, is a vision by the C40 Cities alliance to ensure data centers do not compromise cities' natural resources, energy prices, or climate objectives.
C40 Cities, an alliance of nearly 100 cities focused on climate change, is spearheading this global effort to reshape data center industry practices in urban environments. The pact aims to mitigate the environmental and economic impacts often associated with large-scale data center construction.