AI data centers will use up enough clean water for 1.3 billion people by 2030 according to a United Nations report.
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A UNU report projects AI data center *energy* consumption will be equivalent to 2.2 years of energy use by 1.3 billion sub-saharans. Data Centers are projected to use 3.7tril liters of water by 2030, or the anual water needs of 500mil sub-saharans.
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