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Forty global mayors have launched a bold new pact to steer the sustainable growth of urban data centers, ensuring they don’t spike energy use, harm communities, or derail climate goals. Designed by C40 Cities during London Climate Action Week, the agreement tackles the rising tide of AI-driven data centers clustering in cities — often outpacing land costs — by demanding smart siting, renewable power, water efficiency, waste heat reuse, and local hiring. From Phoenix fretting over doubled electricity demand to Southeast Asia preparing for explosive energy growth, cities are aligning to avoid a race to the bottom and instead build a future where tech investment uplifts, not exploits, local communities.

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