Submitted by M.L. R. Grove on Fri, 13/03/2026 - 11:50
This is a first-of-its-kind global sociotechnical review of the changing relationship between rapidly growing AI data centre and the burdens on the energy and the environment. This research identifies institutional constraints, technology gaps, and resistance to behavioral change are major barriers. Nine future research agendas are identified to design better policies.
Read open access here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032126001607
This research is in partnership with Hanyang University (Korea), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Korea), Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration (UK), Boston University (USA), Aarhus University (Denmark), Colorado School of Mines (US), Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany) and the Iniciativa Climatica De Mexico (Mexico)