Cloud big three sign open letter urging datacentre kit suppliers to step up

Embodied carbon emissions are the focus

Penny Horwood
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Cloud big three sign open letter urging datacentre kit suppliers to step up

AWS, Microsoft and Google have jointly called on third-party datacentre construction and equipment providers to help them calculate indirect cloud emissions

The three hyperscalers, along with Meta, Digital Realty and Schneider Electric, have put their names to an open letter from members of the iMason Climate Accord, which is a coalition of tech firms ...

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