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Get all the details from the author, Ketan Joshi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOlt-PYcnLk
Thevideo is not so much a TL;DR as to whet your appetite to read the report:
https://mastodon.social/@ketanjoshi.co@ketanjoshi.co/116083027439799872
"Across Europe, irrigation consistently emerges as the largest contributor to freshwater appropriation, particularly in already stressed river basins. Livestock water demand frequently coincides with irrigation, amplifying local pressure.
Energy production is also appropriating large volumes of water.
Climate change will sharpen existing vulnerabilities, making anticipatory action increasingly important."
And here come the data centers.
Families won’t see relief from rising electricity prices anytime soon, as demand from artificial intelligence data centers soars while power supply grows slowly, according to Goldman Sachs.
Here's how much electricity prices jumped in 2025
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/electricity-price-data-center-ai-inflation-goldman.html
How Can AI Address Climate Justice When Women’s Voices Are Silenced?
"Despite their central role in society, women face persistent barriers to digital access and representation: [They are] underrepresed in AI training data, system design and governance processes.
Fctors such as class, race, caste, migration status, geography and age further reveal how AI-driven climate governance aligns technological power with social privilege, reinforcing existing inequalities."
"Datacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase the UK’s net greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns the sites could double national electricity demand."
Why are electricity prices rising so much?
"It's data centers and it's nothing but data centers. And the people who start trying to muddy the waters with EVs and electrification, that's not true. Absolutely not true. There's no data to support it. It's it's not true. Our data shows that it's data centers"
https://mastodon.social/@ketanjoshi.co@bsky.brid.gy/116165529703364314
"A coalition of energy and environment groups, including the Clean Energy Council, Electrical Trades Union, Australian Conservation Foundation and Climate Energy Finance, proposed a set of “public interest principles for datacentres” that include investing in new renewable energy and using water responsibly."
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