Industry

Brazil’s data center sector faces mounting pressure to balance industrial job creation with infrastructure constraints as energy and water demands collide with grid capacity limits. The debate over optimal use of renewable energy surpluses and resource allocation intensifies as projected consumption threatens regional stability in key metropolitan areas. José Ricardo Sasseron, Vice President of Government […]

Brazil confronts mounting pressure to resolve regulatory fragmentation and energy pricing challenges as industry executives warn of a three-year window to capture global data center investment diverted from capacity-constrained U.S. and European markets. A Fundação Getulio Vargas study commissioned by Scala Data Centers identifies fragmented regulatory frameworks and electricity costs as primary barriers, while the

Climate-related lawsuits globally reached 3,600 cumulative cases since 1986, with 249 new filings in 2025 alone, according to London School of Economics research. Emerging litigation focuses on carbon capture infrastructure, data center energy demands, and plastic pollution, expanding beyond traditional fossil fuel cases as investors question who bears costs for climate mitigation technologies. The London