Webinar: How data centre expansion risks derailing climate goals — and how to fix it
Webinar | The increasing popularity of AI and other digital technologies is driving a boom in the need for data centres. AI is framed as a vehicle for progress, but its unchecked evolution also has a darker side: it risks undermining climate goals, destabilising energy systems, and deepening environmental and social inequalities. Join us for the launch of a new report on the environmental impacts of data centres, and possible EU policy responses.
How can the EU move beyond efficiency and confront the structural drivers of digital overconsumption? How can it ensure that technological progress remains compatible with planetary boundaries and public interest? Register for our webinar to find out!
- 📆 16 September 2025
- ⏰ 16-17h (CEST)
- 📍 Zoom
Agenda
Report launch: ‘How data centre expansion risks derailing climate goals: From innovation to overshoot’ – presented by Anastasia Tsougka (ECOS) and Zuzanna Warso (Open Future).
Panel discussion: How to mitigate the harmful impacts of data centres, and the role of EU policy – with speakers from ECOS, Open Future, the European Commission, research, and industry*.
*The full list of speakers will be announced shortly.
Why Attend?
- Gain new details about the environmental and social impacts of data centres.
- Learn why the EU must go further than only efficiency measures.
- Hear first-hand insights on the EU policy landscape for data centres.
- Understand how EU policymakers can mitigate the harmful impacts of data centres.
See you there!
