Johor Malaysia - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:13:39 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Johor Malaysia - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Johor rejects some requests for new data centres to protect the environment https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/11/21/johor-rejects-some-requests-for-new-data-centres-to-protect-the-environment/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:53:02 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=178151 The Malaysian State of Johor has rejected almost 30 per cent of applications to build data centres to ensure the conservation of local resources and regulate one of the largest markets in Southeast Asia. Last June, Johor set up an ad hoc committee to vet applications to build data processing centres that house the IT Read more

Johor rejects some requests for new data centres to protect the environment... Read more]]> The Malaysian State of Johor has rejected almost 30 per cent of applications to build data centres to ensure the conservation of local resources and regulate one of the largest markets in Southeast Asia.

Last June, Johor set up an ad hoc committee to vet applications to build data processing centres that house the IT infrastructure for storing information of large companies, crucial for developing artificial intelligence, which will further boost energy demand.

Several studies have found that such facilities are highly polluting. One in Europe found that over 20 years, data centres in the continent produced between 6,600 and 10,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide per megawatt of operating IT, equal to the annual electricity consumption of 1,700 to 2,800 European households.

Read More

Johor rejects some requests for new data centres to protect the environment]]> 178151