As cities continue to grow and digital infrastructure expands, cooling demand is becoming an increasingly important part of the energy transition conversation. Urban buildings rely heavily on cooling systems, which can contribute significantly to operational carbon emissions, while data centres require large amounts of energy and water to maintain reliable and efficient operations.

This webinar will explore two important and interconnected dimensions of sustainable energy use in urban and digital systems. The first presentation will examine how rethinking cooling in urban buildings can help reduce operational carbon emissions, with attention to building systems, carbon accounting, and district cooling approaches. The second presentation will focus on the water implications of energy-efficient data centre design, highlighting the need to consider both energy and water impacts when assessing the sustainability of digital infrastructure.

Together, the session will offer insights into how better design, measurement, and evaluation can support more sustainable, low-carbon, and resource-efficient urban energy systems.