Meta signs long-term deals to clean up its data center supply chain

A facility that houses large numbers of servers and networking equipment to store and process data.

Data centres use large amounts of electricity and water, which makes their location a local and climate issue.

A gas, such as carbon dioxide or methane, that traps heat in the atmosphere.

Cutting these emissions is the central goal of climate policy.

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.