The Fallacy of Sustainable Generative AI: Limitations in EU Environmental Regulation of Data Centres and Paths Forward
arXiv:2607.22604v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models, Generative AI and larger frontier AI models, data centres create a significant environmental burden on electricity grids and fresh water resources. Requiring data centre operators and Big Tech under the recast Energy Efficiency Directive (recast EED) to quantify, report and disclose the facility-level energy and water impacts seems to be a step into the right direction towards more
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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: arXiv cs.CY
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Environment
Retrieved: 28 July 2026
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