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Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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The Sustainability Challenge: Balancing Data Centre Growth with Environmental Responsibility Text
Marsh, 16th July 2025
Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
AI is rapidly transforming the world, but this progress could potentially be at a cost. While AI offers remarkable opportunities, the full environmental impact of the rapid rollout of data centres to meet this demand is unknown. Could AI help us tackle the climate emergency or exacerbate the issue?
Categories:
Cyber, ESG
Keywords:
Climate Change, Data Protection, Environment
Data centers: The race to power AI [podcast] Text
McKinsey & Co, 5th June 2025
Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
AI has tremendous potential—but it also has tremendous implications for investments in power, real estate, and more. Here’s what leaders need to know now in the face of rapidly rising demand.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Resilience, Emerging Risk, Business Continuity Management
AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works Text
International Energy Agency (IEA), 10th April 2025
Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
A major new IEA report brings groundbreaking data and analysis to one of the most pressing and least understood energy issues today, exploring AI’s wide range of potential impacts
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Resilience, Emerging Risk, Business Continuity Management
Solving the AI energy dilemma Text
WTW, 11th March 2025
Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
The growth of data centres and their resultant demands being met by fossil fuel generation in the short to medium term has negatively affected the sustainability goals of leading technology firms.
Categories:
Cyber, ESG
Keywords:
Climate Change, Data Protection, Environment
Infrastructure and energy investment could make or break AI’s growth Text
Allianz, 6th May 2024
Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
AI's meteoric rise has the potential to add USD 13 trillion to the global economy by 2030, but its future growth heavily relies on two often-overlooked components: infrastructure and energy. From data centre buildouts to energy-efficient tech, learn how industries are adapting.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Resilience, Emerging Risk, Business Continuity Management
Intelligent energy A blueprint for creating value through AI-driven transformation Text
KPMG
Friday Reading Edition 254 (25th July 2025)
Scaling AI is about reimagining the enterprise and meeting the energy trilemma head on, embedding intelligence across the value chain to secure supply, decarbonise and control costs. These findings provide guidance for navigating that future.
Categories:
Cyber
Keywords:
Business Continuity Management, Resilience