The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies has driven the 'surging' growth of data centres in China, with associated increases in energy demand and emissions.
On the first World Glacier Day, experts urge Asia's businesses and policymakers to act this decade to slow glacier loss and ice melt, which remains “out of sight, out of mind” despite the region's extreme vulnerability to rising sea levels.
There are concerns that Malaysia's data centre boom will strain its water resources, spurring investor demand for water risks disclosures – especially in the technology sector. Firms must start valuing water risks and engaging suppliers.