Explosive growth in data could have major climate consequences

Global data streams could surge almost 20-fold ahead to 2030, resulting in a huge increase in electricity use.
Photo: Jacob Ehrbahn/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Jacob Ehrbahn/Ritzau Scanpix

The IT sector has always had a certain talent for juggling odd terms, but the cloud' really refers to large, concrete warehouse buildings filled with computer systems and hard drive storage.

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