With Downing Street still red in the face after being forced to admit it should not have approved a data centre in Buckinghamshire, a global data centre consultancy expert expounds on what needs to happen to make the artificial intelligence boom more palatable for people and planet. 

Following Labour’s plan for a major investment in upgrading houses, Ordnance Survey has analysed 23.6 million residential properties to reveal where priorities should be. 

The world is facing a seismic shift in environmental conditions, opening Arctic trading routes and making rare Earth minerals easier to access beneath the ice.  

Despite its obvious impact on the environment, artificial intelligence can unlock a more efficient reuse economy. 

Manchester, Edinburgh, Leicester and Liverpool also feature in the UK top five, although none ranked globally. 

Although improvements are visible, minorities groups remain woefully underrepresented in jobs and roles linked to the environment. We crunch the numbers.