"Data decarbonisation is a strategic approach that addresses the environmental impact of data management and computational processes in the context of increasing data production"
Our colleagues, José Antonio Chica, Enrique Areizaga and Jesús M. Santamaría have written an article on data decarbonisation in the latest issue of Gaia-X Magazine.
Data is the 'new petrol'; it is a valuable new asset for emerging products and services in the coming years. Those who master its intelligent processing will exert enormous control over the market, and will shape the future, in an increasingly interconnected, automated and complex setting. The 'digital carbon footprint' corresponded to 2% of total global emissions in 2015 and 4% in 2020.
These figures are certainly lower than the amount of emissions saved through digitalisation, but they are still rising. At the current rate, the percentage could increase to 8.5% by 2025 and 14% by 2040.
Data decarbonisation
Data decarbonisation is a strategic approach that addresses the environmental impact of data management and computational processes in the context of increasing data production. As highlighted by the European Industrial Technology Roadmap for the Next Generation Cloud, it is projected that the world will generate 175 zettabytes of data by 2025.
Data platforms for cloud and edge computing must ensure seamless access to both data and computational capabilities. However, the current challenge lie in insufficient resources and the lack of adequate management strategies to mitigate the environmental impact of cloud infrastructure.
Gaia-X
Gaia-X has become a revolutionary initiative to build a secure and federated data infrastructure for businesses and citizens. It aims to enable organisations and individuals to share their data in a controlled manner and maintain sovereignty over it at all times. To achieve this, Gaia-X proposes a decentralised architecture based on a common standard: the Gaia-X standard.
TECNALIA is strongly represented in Gaia-X through our colleague, Jesús M. Santamaría, as a member of its Board of Directors and Head of the enabling technologies working group.
