Hasty Imposition of Minimum Performance Standards May Undermine Environmental Progress

The Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (CNDCP or Pact), which represents more than 85% of data centre capacity in Europe, has today published a paper cautioning against rushed implementation of minimum performance standards for data centres. Pact members are committed to delivering climate neutral data centre operations by 2030 and have already made significant progress in increasing the environmental sustainability of these critical foundations of the digital economy. The CNDCP paper, published today, and available on the Pact’s website, raises concerns in several areas: Poor quality data and rushed implementation The proposed MPS draws on data collected from data centre operators under the reframed Energy Efficiency Directive. Misalignment of policy goals At a time when European and national governments are working to attract next generation AI and cloud-based technologies and achieve strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty, poorly formulated MPS may actively discourage investment. It calls upon the Commission to provide better clarification and to engage more deeply with industry so that minimum performance standards are effective in excluding those data centres which fall short in environmental sustainability without damaging Europe’s growth and prospects in the digital economy. For further information please contact: Ben Maynard Ben.maynard@storyandstrategy.co.uk +44 (0)7968 537982 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest PrevPreviousNew Era For Climate Neutral Data Center Pact NextClimate Neutral Data Centre Pact Board Appoints Lex Coors as New ChairpersonNext Stay in touch: Linkedin Envelope © 2021-2026 Climate Neutral Data Center Pact..