Like all advancements, there are unavoidable ripple effects on the industry and society that ultimately need to be addressed. This awareness has given rise to a new way of thinking: Creating a sustainable future in support of the United Nation's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, where businesses and data centres work hand-in-hand to adopt policies that play their part in sustainability.
While being the most rapidly developing part of the world, the Asia Pacific region also stands to suffer the impact of climate change the most.
Emitting more than half of the world's greenhouse gases, the region is home to billions living in low-lying cities and small island states. In Southeast Asia, greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) have been increasing in line with digitisation, industrialisation and deforestation, with the ASEAN Center for Energy predicting a 147% increase in GHG by 2040.
