Sustainability Now

The Choice Between Data Centers and Carbon Emissions


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We are in the era of data centers. They are being built with the speed and intensity of factories during the industrial revolution, and with the same sort of capital attraction. But their high emissions, which are under-reported by companies (we will tell you why!), have left both real estate and tech investors with a dilemma: take advantage of the data center boom or have a portfolio with low emissions. We explore this tension in this episode of Sustainability Now.

Helpful Reading: Desire for Data Centers Creates Carbon Dilemma for Property Investors

Host: Mike Disabato, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

Guests: Tom Leahy, MSCI Solutions; Yoon Young Chung, MSCI Sustainability & Climate.

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