- Increased cost of renewable power
- Increased cost of infrastructure due to regional restrictions
- Availability of local grid power/infrastructure
- Supply and demand price volatility due to climate impacts
- Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) phase-out
- Governmental restrictions on energy use by data centers to cut carbon emissions
- Regulations on waste heat export
- Greater regulation on the energy efficiency of data centers
- Enhanced emissions-reporting obligations and transition to carbon accounting systems
- Construction, refurbishment, and demolition contributing significantly to carbon emissions
Global Switch Limited
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
Renewable Energy
Targeting 100% by 2030
of total energy
đ Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 357.7K tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2 market-based) |
| 2021 | 369.0K tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
â Reported Environmental Achievements
- Issued a âŹ700 million Green Bond in 2020 for low energy design and sustainable development in new developments and redevelopments.
- Targeting 100% renewable electricity across all data centers by 2030.
- Working towards setting near-term Science-Based Targets for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and a net-zero carbon target.
đŻ Climate & Sustainability Targets
đ Short-term
- Achieve less than 1.2 PUE in Europe and 1.4 in Asia-Pacific for new developments.
- Achieve 0.75 WUE in Europe and 1.0 in Asia-Pacific for new developments.
đ Medium-term
- 100% renewable electricity procurement by 2030
- Set Science-Based Targets for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
đ Long-term
- Net-zero carbon target
đą ESG Focus Areas
Climate Change