AI and digital demand are driving rapid growth in data centres with the International Energy Agency projecting global electricity demand will more than double by 2030, to around 945 TWh. This growth should go hand in hand with emission mitigation, focused on energy efficiency and water usage.
Paris Agreement compliant environmental intelligence and market infrastructure tools powered by Xange.com cover consumption management and emission mitigation across data centre energy and water operations; ecology and biodiversity measurement including environmental hazard detection for wildfire.
September 24, 2026 at Climate Week NYC Digital Reef and Oreasoc Agriculture Inc. (www.oreasocagriculture.com), who work to protect biodiversity and restore forest ecosystems across the South American Amazon announced an offtake agreement under which Digital Reef will purchase verified environmental assets generated by Oreasoc, supporting the development of low-carbon data centres and mitigating their environmental footprint through the protection of high-integrity natural ecosystems.
The agreement directly links Digital Reef’s 3.3 GW pipeline of data centres with more than 30 million hectares of rainforest and environmental assets across the South American Amazon.
Emissions that cannot yet be eliminated can be mitigated through the purchase of verified environmental assets. Digital Reef work with partners including Oreasoc Agriculture Inc who generates these assets by working alongside local communities to protect rainforest across the South American Amazon, one of the world’s largest natural carbon stores and a cornerstone of global climate stability.
Xange.com’s are appointed across all Digital Reef products to provide the technology for transparent emissions accounting across data centre design, construction and operation, and for monitoring the protected forest:
Xange.ai, Xange.com’s dMRV for data centres, which manages performance from design through operations and records energy use, water usage and emissions.
Xange.com Polaris, Xange.com’s dMRV for environmental data, which captures satellite and on-the-ground data from the protected rainforest to verify the environmental assets generated there.
Digital Reef use Xange.ai to manage data centre performance from design through operations, capturing data at source from clean energy and water consumption to waste heat recovery and food production. Better performance maximises efficiency reducing power and water consumption and costs. The impact that remains can then be mitigated transparently through long-term forestry and nature-based programmes, which Xange.com monitors through Polaris.
The same infrastructure measures wider positive impacts, from low-carbon food and energy to capacity building, social outcomes and biodiversity, all designed to support delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Digital Reef's unique approach provides developers and enterprises with a pathway to sustainable data centre deployment not only in Europe but across Africa, the Middle East, South America and Asia, regions central to serving the growth in compute demand driven by AI. Mitigating the environmental footprint of new digital infrastructure matters as much as building and the growth of the technology sector lead on mitigating environmental impact helping fund a sustainable future for people, planet and prosperity.”
“The Amazon cannot wait. As the planet grows hotter every year, the need to protect these forests becomes more urgent,” said “Protecting nature at this scale needs long-term climate capital. The growth of AI is creating exactly that kind of demand, and this agreement with Digital Reef directs part of it to protecting the forests of the South American Amazon that help keep our climate stable. It is the right match for the needs of the planet and of the AI sector.”
Héctor José Orea Pulido, Founder of Oreasoc Agriculture Inc.
“Demand for AI and cloud computing is driving unprecedented growth in data centres, and with it their use of energy, water and land. Operators face growing pressure from investors, customers and regulators to measure and mitigate that impact,” said. “The environmental impact of AI is rightly under scrutiny where at the same time, we believe AI is critical to the growth of developed and developing nations alike. This agreement offers a pathway for the AI and data economy to scale while funding the protection of the planet for future generations.”
Piers Slater, Founder and Chief Executive of Digital Reef
“Sustainable compute is essential for the IT revolution. By combining Xange.com’s technology with Digital Reef’s data centre platform and Oreasoc’s forest programme, the agreement gives the data centre industry a practical, transparent way to measure and mitigate its impact.
Esteban van Goor, Founder and Chief Executive of Xange.com
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