Public consultation on the legislative proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act

I welcome the opportunity to respond to the European Commissions public consultation on the proposed AI Cloud and Development Act. I make this submission in my capacity as an academic with expertise in European Union (EU) data centres sustainability policy. In my submission I will address the following issues: 1. EUs sustainability commitments in relation to digitalisation and, in particular, data centres; 2. The requirements for data centre sector sustainability; and 3. The case for public value-oriented digital infrastructure.