Ep. 19. Latane Garetson on the Climate Impact of Data Centers
Description
In this episode of In Our Hands, Ramanan Raghavendran speaks with Latane Garetson, Director of Physical Infrastructure at Dropbox.
Garetson breaks down the physical infrastructure of data centers and their climate impact and then continues to discuss embracing efficiency technologies, setting targets to reduce environmental footprint, carbon offsetting, and why collaboration is key.
Time stamps and the full transcript are available on the episode page.
Show Notes
[00:31 ] Latane Garetson intro
[02:32 ] The physical infrastructure of the cloud and its impact on climate
[04:32 ] Achieving 100% renewable energy for data centers
[07:09 ] The economic benefits of energy efficiency in data centers
[10:10 ] The challenges of getting renewable energy into multi-tenant buildings
[12:29 ] Dropbox's leadership in sustainability
[14:26 ] Is carbon offsetting the most impactful solution?
[15:52 ] Motivating other companies to take action by understanding their impact
[16:28 ] Investing in technologies for long-term benefits
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