Digital solutions can help reduce water leaks in infrastructure, improve irrigation efficiency, and even forecast rain patterns in a climate that is more and more difficult to predict. However, society and businesses’ increasing reliance on digital technologies, like data centres and car batteries, require huge volumes of water during production and use.
To ensure efficient water consumption, the EU has a range of legislation. For example, the EU Battery Regulation mandates sustainable water use throughout the battery’s lifecycle.
Euronews takes us through the pros & cons of digital technologies and water management & consumption.
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- Publication date
- 18 September 2024
- Author
- Directorate-General for Environment