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Forschungsbericht

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

DOI

https://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-7756
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Carbon leakage in AI-driven data center growth?

An assessment of drivers and barriers to the localization of data center operations and investments with respect to carbon pricing policies

Autor:innen

Herausgeber

Quelle

Schlagwörter

Carbon Leakage, Rechenzentrum, data center, Emissionshandel, Energiebedarf, energy requirement, Klimapolitik, United States of America, China

Forschungskennzahl (FKZ)

Verbundene Publikation

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/digitalisierung

Zitation

SCHMID, Nicolas, Martin EICHLER, Moritz REISSER, Jürg FÜSSLER, Vlad COROAMĂ, Oana DUMBRAVĂ und Lynn H. KAACK, 2025. Carbon leakage in AI-driven data center growth? [online]. German Environment Agency. Texte, 68/2025. Verfügbar unter: https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/10676
Zusammenfassung englisch
This study offers a comprehensive first assessment of the global carbon leakage potential associated with AI-driven data center operation and investment. The focus is on carbon leakage from costs imposed by emission trading systems (ETS) on data center electricity consumption. The study estimates AI’s current and near-future electricity consumption and evaluates the technological feasibility as well as plausibility of shifting compute loads. Additionally, it maps global compute capacity against carbon intensities and the presence of ETS.

Dateien

68_2025_texte_0.pdf (4.45 MB)

URI

https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/10676

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