African cities are joining a global effort to shape the future of data centers. As demand for digital infrastructure surges, leaders are pushing for new rules to balance technological growth with energy and environmental concerns.
FILE - A data centre is visible in Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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Cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America must ensure AI infrastructure development benefits local communities and leads to…
Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a new pact to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated.
From Phoenix to Melbourne, a global coalition of city leaders says the AI data centre boom is draining their power, water and…
Includes data center hotspots London, Melbourne, and Phoenix
LONDON, June 23 — Mayors from 40 cities, including London, Phoenix and Melbourne, have agreed to work together to curb the…
About half of participating mayors are from the U.S.
‘Race to bottom’: 40 mayors sign global data centre pact to curb ‘unprecedented’ drain on power and water
