面向未来的数字基础设施：数据中心行业的气候适应性

About techUK techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations torealise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve. With around 1,000members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, techUK creates a network forinnovation and collaboration across business, government and stakeholders to provide a betterfuture for people, society, the economy and the planet. By providing expertise and insight, wesupport our members, partners and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next ina constantly changing world. www.techuk.org Data Centres Programme techUK’s award-winning Data Centres Programme provides a collective voice for UK operators.We work with government to improve the business environment for our members. To date we’vesaved UK operators over £150M, alerted them to business risks, mitigated regulatory impactsand raised awareness. techUK is a signatory of the Carbon Neutral Data Centre Pact. About techUK......................................................................................................................... 2Foreword................................................................................................................................4Introduction............................................................................................................................ 5Executive summary............................................................................................................ 5Scope of the assessment.................................................................................................. 8History of submissions...................................................................................................... 8Overview of the sector ........................................................................................................10What is a data centre?.....................................................................................................10Role in the economy........................................................................................................11Number of facilities .........................................................................................................12Geographical spread........................................................................................................12Climate change risks...........................................................................................................13Physical risks...................................................................................................................14Transitional risks..............................................................................................................18Strategies for building adaptive capacities........................................................................19Resilience by default........................................................................................................19Industry standards and best practice guidelines...........................................................20Policy and regulation.......................................................................................................25Industry collaboration......................................................................................................26Barriers to climate resilience..............................................................................................27Adoption of industry standards.......................................................................................27On-premise data centres.................................................................................................27Clustering.........................................................................................................................30Stranded capacity............................................................................................................31Dependency on other sectors.........................................................................................31Skills shortages................................................................................................................36Regulatory challenges.....................................................................................................37Contacts...............................................................................................................................39References ...........................................................................................................................40 Foreword Data centres are the backbone of the UK’s economy and society, powering everything fromonline banking and healthcare applications to streaming services and remote working tools.They contribute over £4.bn GVA to the UK economy, employ over 40,000 well-paying jobs andhave the potential to double this in the next 5 years1.