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LINCOLN, Neb., May 11, 2026 /3BL/ – The Arbor Day Impact Fund, a mission-driven investment initiative of the Arbor Day Foundation, is working to accelerate large-scale reforestation in Brazil alongside its new partner, Working Trees.

The partnership combines catalytic capital from the Arbor Day Impact Fund with Working Trees’ on‑the‑ground reforestation capabilities in order to support tree planting, ecosystem restoration, and the development of high‑integrity forestry carbon removal projects. Together, the organizations aim to help promising projects move from early development to durable, investable climate solutions.

“High‑impact reforestation projects often face a critical gap between planting trees and securing long‑term financial sustainability. We want to close that gap by pairing low-cost capital with market access,” said Pete Davis, Managing Director of the Arbor Day Impact Fund. “This partnership will empower us to not only help Working Trees scale faster with greater confidence, but also turn climate ambition into durable, tangible impact —rooted in trees, trust, and long‑term stewardship.”

“One of the most critical barriers facing nature-based carbon projects is the early-stage capital required before a single credit can be sold. The Arbor Day Foundation has identified this gap and taken a meaningful step toward closing it – providing the catalytic financing that allows projects like ours to get trees in the ground today, before carbon revenues materialize. Beyond the capital itself, Arbor Day’s deep relationships on the buyer side will help unlock the further commercialization of our projects at the scale this moment demands,” said Leif Gonzales-Kramer, CEO of Working Trees. “Creating systems change requires long-term partnerships – not one-off transactions. We are proud to stand alongside one of the world’s most trusted organizations in tree planting, and excited about what we can build together.”

Working Trees has significant operational experience in reforestation and land‑based climate solutions, translating investment into trees planted, new income streams for farmers, landscapes restored, and carbon sequestered.

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit with more than 50 years of tree planting experience. The organization specializes in fostering strong connections with corporate buyers, investors, project developers, and on-the-ground planting partners.

In addition to providing capital, the Arbor Day Foundation will help Working Trees connect its forestry carbon removal project to corporate and institutional buyers seeking credible, nature‑based climate action earlier in the project lifecycle. This can help reduce market uncertainty and strengthen project bankability, by supporting offtake discussions, aligning projects with buyer expectations, and helping translate restoration outcomes into market‑ready opportunities.

This collaboration is part of the Foundation’s broader effort to support forestry ventures that are ready to scale but underserved by traditional finance. Visit arborday.org/impact-fund to learn more.

About the Arbor Day Foundation 

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they’ve answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners. And this is only the beginning.

The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.

About the Working Trees

Working Trees is a nature-based carbon project developer on a mission to mobilize the next generation of cattle ranching – where nature and producers thrive together. We partner with cattle ranchers to deploy silvopasture at the million-hectare scale, integrating trees into active grazing systems to sequester carbon, restore biodiversity, and improve farmer livelihoods.

Founded at Stanford University, to-date Working Trees has deployed over 2,000 hectares of silvopasture, planting approximately 400,000 trees and distributing over $1M directly to farming families.

Working Trees aims to deploy 50,000 hectares of silvopasture by 2030 and 100M hectares by 2050. Learn more at workingtrees.com.

 

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LINCOLN, Neb., May 11, 2026 /3BL/ – The Arbor Day Impact Fund, a mission-driven investment initiative of the Arbor Day Foundation, is working to accelerate large-scale reforestation in Brazil alongside its new partner, Working Trees.

The partnership combines catalytic capital from the Arbor Day Impact Fund with Working Trees’ on‑the‑ground reforestation capabilities in order to support tree planting, ecosystem restoration, and the development of high‑integrity forestry carbon removal projects. Together, the organizations aim to help promising projects move from early development to durable, investable climate solutions.

“High‑impact reforestation projects often face a critical gap between planting trees and securing long‑term financial sustainability. We want to close that gap by pairing low-cost capital with market access,” said Pete Davis, Managing Director of the Arbor Day Impact Fund. “This partnership will empower us to not only help Working Trees scale faster with greater confidence, but also turn climate ambition into durable, tangible impact —rooted in trees, trust, and long‑term stewardship.”

“One of the most critical barriers facing nature-based carbon projects is the early-stage capital required before a single credit can be sold. The Arbor Day Foundation has identified this gap and taken a meaningful step toward closing it – providing the catalytic financing that allows projects like ours to get trees in the ground today, before carbon revenues materialize. Beyond the capital itself, Arbor Day’s deep relationships on the buyer side will help unlock the further commercialization of our projects at the scale this moment demands,” said Leif Gonzales-Kramer, CEO of Working Trees. “Creating systems change requires long-term partnerships – not one-off transactions. We are proud to stand alongside one of the world’s most trusted organizations in tree planting, and excited about what we can build together.”

Working Trees has significant operational experience in reforestation and land‑based climate solutions, translating investment into trees planted, new income streams for farmers, landscapes restored, and carbon sequestered.

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit with more than 50 years of tree planting experience. The organization specializes in fostering strong connections with corporate buyers, investors, project developers, and on-the-ground planting partners.

In addition to providing capital, the Arbor Day Foundation will help Working Trees connect its forestry carbon removal project to corporate and institutional buyers seeking credible, nature‑based climate action earlier in the project lifecycle. This can help reduce market uncertainty and strengthen project bankability, by supporting offtake discussions, aligning projects with buyer expectations, and helping translate restoration outcomes into market‑ready opportunities.

This collaboration is part of the Foundation’s broader effort to support forestry ventures that are ready to scale but underserved by traditional finance. Visit arborday.org/impact-fund to learn more.

About the Arbor Day Foundation 

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they’ve answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners. And this is only the beginning.

The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.

About the Working Trees

Working Trees is a nature-based carbon project developer on a mission to mobilize the next generation of cattle ranching – where nature and producers thrive together. We partner with cattle ranchers to deploy silvopasture at the million-hectare scale, integrating trees into active grazing systems to sequester carbon, restore biodiversity, and improve farmer livelihoods.

Founded at Stanford University, to-date Working Trees has deployed over 2,000 hectares of silvopasture, planting approximately 400,000 trees and distributing over $1M directly to farming families.

Working Trees aims to deploy 50,000 hectares of silvopasture by 2030 and 100M hectares by 2050. Learn more at workingtrees.com.

 

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This article is authored by Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies.

As AI adoption accelerates and global digital demand skyrockets, data centers are becoming some of the world’s most energy-intensive facilities. Improving data center energy efficiency has never been more essential. That’s why Trane Technologies is proud to be a member of the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems (ES2), a National Science Foundation Industry and University Cooperative Research Center that is reshaping how data centers operate.

ES2 brings together academia, government and industry to develop next-generation methods for optimizing electronic systems —  reducing energy use, improving cooling performance and enabling the sustainable, high-density digital infrastructure the world relies on.

Through research funding and advisory board participation, our membership in ES2 underscores our commitment to climate innovation and our role in advancing data center decarbonization.

Why energy-smart data centers are critical for a sustainable future

Modern data centers face a new set of challenges: higher thermal loads, AI-driven compute spikes, rising energy costs and the need for low-carbon operations. Improving sustainability and performance requires both efficiency and intelligent resource management.

ES2 addresses these needs by researching systems and controls that:

• reduce cooling energy consumption
• improve data center thermal management energy efficiency
• enable higher server density
• support low-carbon operations
• increase operational resilience

“The conversation around sustainable data centers has shifted. It’s no longer about whether we should optimize data center performance — it’s about how quickly we can deploy smarter, more sustainable solutions.”

Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies

The benefits of energy smart systems

Energy smart data centers don’t just reduce emissions, they boost performance, lower operational costs and increase reliability. ES2’s research spans the full ecosystem of data center cooling, power distribution and intelligent controls, delivering real-world solutions that create measurable impact. Key areas of research include:

1. Holistic IT Load Management and Predictive Control

Advanced algorithms forecast workloads and distribute computing across the ideal number of servers. This minimizes energy waste and ensures cooling is aligned with real-time IT demand — essential for supporting high-power AI systems efficiently.

2. Advanced Air Cooling Technologies

ES2 models airflow, containment, active tiles and close-coupled cooling to enhance data center air management. Validated predictive models help operators dynamically adjust airflow and temperature for optimal performance.

3. Intelligent Thermal Controls

By incorporating real-time sensor data (temperature, pressure, airflow), ES2 researchers develop AI-enabled controls that improve cooling strategies, enhance reliability and reduce operating costs.

4. Warm Water Liquid Cooling

High-density compute environments demand more efficient solutions. Research into warm water liquid cooling enables compressorless systems and reduced energy use — ideal for AI clusters and dense server racks.

5. Two-phase and Immersion Cooling

As rack power increases, immersion and two-phase cooling help push performance boundaries. ES2 advances evaporator performance and immersion system design to support next-generation chips and AI workloads.

6. Waste Heat Recovery

Data centers generate substantial thermal energy. ES2 explores ways to capture and reuse this heat, reducing energy loads and supporting circular thermal systems.

7. Power Distribution and Energy Storage

Optimized power electronics and control systems support peak shaving, first-level backup and improved energy efficiency across the entire facility.

8. Embedded Cooling

Chip-level cooling research explores advanced direct contact technologies to improve heat transfer at the module and component level — crucial for enabling future high-power processors.

9. Data Center Environmental Metrics

Tools like ES2’s open source Data Center Environmental Calculator help organizations measure Scope 3 carbon and water scarcity impacts, enabling more strategic sustainability planning.

ES2 in Action: Real-world impact for digital infrastructure

Just as electrification is transforming buildings and transport, ES2 is transforming the digital backbone of our economy. ES2 research enables:

• improved energy efficiency for high-density racks
• lower total cooling energy use
• smarter controls for fluctuating compute demands
• solutions that support renewable-powered operations
• greater resilience in the face of rising energy costs

These advancements help data centers achieve sustainability goals while maintaining the performance and uptime modern workloads require.

What’s next for sustainable data center design?

The next era of digital infrastructure will be defined by AI-optimized data center cooling, low-carbon thermal management systems, advanced liquid cooling technologies, integrated power and cooling controls and high-density, high-efficiency compute environments

ES2 is leading the research that makes these innovations possible. With high-temperature liquid cooling, predictive control systems and real-time optimization, the future of sustainable data center technology is already taking shape.

Every breakthrough developed through ES2 brings us closer to a world where data centers are high-performing, low-carbon and resilient. By designing for efficiency and sustainability today, we enable the digital infrastructure needed for tomorrow’s economy.

Learn more about ES2’s research and its impact on the future of sustainable digital infrastructure.

This article is authored by Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies.

As AI adoption accelerates and global digital demand skyrockets, data centers are becoming some of the world’s most energy-intensive facilities. Improving data center energy efficiency has never been more essential. That’s why Trane Technologies is proud to be a member of the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems (ES2), a National Science Foundation Industry and University Cooperative Research Center that is reshaping how data centers operate.

ES2 brings together academia, government and industry to develop next-generation methods for optimizing electronic systems —  reducing energy use, improving cooling performance and enabling the sustainable, high-density digital infrastructure the world relies on.

Through research funding and advisory board participation, our membership in ES2 underscores our commitment to climate innovation and our role in advancing data center decarbonization.

Why energy-smart data centers are critical for a sustainable future

Modern data centers face a new set of challenges: higher thermal loads, AI-driven compute spikes, rising energy costs and the need for low-carbon operations. Improving sustainability and performance requires both efficiency and intelligent resource management.

ES2 addresses these needs by researching systems and controls that:

• reduce cooling energy consumption
• improve data center thermal management energy efficiency
• enable higher server density
• support low-carbon operations
• increase operational resilience

“The conversation around sustainable data centers has shifted. It’s no longer about whether we should optimize data center performance — it’s about how quickly we can deploy smarter, more sustainable solutions.”

Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies

The benefits of energy smart systems

Energy smart data centers don’t just reduce emissions, they boost performance, lower operational costs and increase reliability. ES2’s research spans the full ecosystem of data center cooling, power distribution and intelligent controls, delivering real-world solutions that create measurable impact. Key areas of research include:

1. Holistic IT Load Management and Predictive Control

Advanced algorithms forecast workloads and distribute computing across the ideal number of servers. This minimizes energy waste and ensures cooling is aligned with real-time IT demand — essential for supporting high-power AI systems efficiently.

2. Advanced Air Cooling Technologies

ES2 models airflow, containment, active tiles and close-coupled cooling to enhance data center air management. Validated predictive models help operators dynamically adjust airflow and temperature for optimal performance.

3. Intelligent Thermal Controls

By incorporating real-time sensor data (temperature, pressure, airflow), ES2 researchers develop AI-enabled controls that improve cooling strategies, enhance reliability and reduce operating costs.

4. Warm Water Liquid Cooling

High-density compute environments demand more efficient solutions. Research into warm water liquid cooling enables compressorless systems and reduced energy use — ideal for AI clusters and dense server racks.

5. Two-phase and Immersion Cooling

As rack power increases, immersion and two-phase cooling help push performance boundaries. ES2 advances evaporator performance and immersion system design to support next-generation chips and AI workloads.

6. Waste Heat Recovery

Data centers generate substantial thermal energy. ES2 explores ways to capture and reuse this heat, reducing energy loads and supporting circular thermal systems.

7. Power Distribution and Energy Storage

Optimized power electronics and control systems support peak shaving, first-level backup and improved energy efficiency across the entire facility.

8. Embedded Cooling

Chip-level cooling research explores advanced direct contact technologies to improve heat transfer at the module and component level — crucial for enabling future high-power processors.

9. Data Center Environmental Metrics

Tools like ES2’s open source Data Center Environmental Calculator help organizations measure Scope 3 carbon and water scarcity impacts, enabling more strategic sustainability planning.

ES2 in Action: Real-world impact for digital infrastructure

Just as electrification is transforming buildings and transport, ES2 is transforming the digital backbone of our economy. ES2 research enables:

• improved energy efficiency for high-density racks
• lower total cooling energy use
• smarter controls for fluctuating compute demands
• solutions that support renewable-powered operations
• greater resilience in the face of rising energy costs

These advancements help data centers achieve sustainability goals while maintaining the performance and uptime modern workloads require.

What’s next for sustainable data center design?

The next era of digital infrastructure will be defined by AI-optimized data center cooling, low-carbon thermal management systems, advanced liquid cooling technologies, integrated power and cooling controls and high-density, high-efficiency compute environments

ES2 is leading the research that makes these innovations possible. With high-temperature liquid cooling, predictive control systems and real-time optimization, the future of sustainable data center technology is already taking shape.

Every breakthrough developed through ES2 brings us closer to a world where data centers are high-performing, low-carbon and resilient. By designing for efficiency and sustainability today, we enable the digital infrastructure needed for tomorrow’s economy.

Learn more about ES2’s research and its impact on the future of sustainable digital infrastructure.

This article is authored by Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies.

As AI adoption accelerates and global digital demand skyrockets, data centers are becoming some of the world’s most energy-intensive facilities. Improving data center energy efficiency has never been more essential. That’s why Trane Technologies is proud to be a member of the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems (ES2), a National Science Foundation Industry and University Cooperative Research Center that is reshaping how data centers operate.

ES2 brings together academia, government and industry to develop next-generation methods for optimizing electronic systems —  reducing energy use, improving cooling performance and enabling the sustainable, high-density digital infrastructure the world relies on.

Through research funding and advisory board participation, our membership in ES2 underscores our commitment to climate innovation and our role in advancing data center decarbonization.

Why energy-smart data centers are critical for a sustainable future

Modern data centers face a new set of challenges: higher thermal loads, AI-driven compute spikes, rising energy costs and the need for low-carbon operations. Improving sustainability and performance requires both efficiency and intelligent resource management.

ES2 addresses these needs by researching systems and controls that:

• reduce cooling energy consumption
• improve data center thermal management energy efficiency
• enable higher server density
• support low-carbon operations
• increase operational resilience

“The conversation around sustainable data centers has shifted. It’s no longer about whether we should optimize data center performance — it’s about how quickly we can deploy smarter, more sustainable solutions.”

Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies

The benefits of energy smart systems

Energy smart data centers don’t just reduce emissions, they boost performance, lower operational costs and increase reliability. ES2’s research spans the full ecosystem of data center cooling, power distribution and intelligent controls, delivering real-world solutions that create measurable impact. Key areas of research include:

1. Holistic IT Load Management and Predictive Control

Advanced algorithms forecast workloads and distribute computing across the ideal number of servers. This minimizes energy waste and ensures cooling is aligned with real-time IT demand — essential for supporting high-power AI systems efficiently.

2. Advanced Air Cooling Technologies

ES2 models airflow, containment, active tiles and close-coupled cooling to enhance data center air management. Validated predictive models help operators dynamically adjust airflow and temperature for optimal performance.

3. Intelligent Thermal Controls

By incorporating real-time sensor data (temperature, pressure, airflow), ES2 researchers develop AI-enabled controls that improve cooling strategies, enhance reliability and reduce operating costs.

4. Warm Water Liquid Cooling

High-density compute environments demand more efficient solutions. Research into warm water liquid cooling enables compressorless systems and reduced energy use — ideal for AI clusters and dense server racks.

5. Two-phase and Immersion Cooling

As rack power increases, immersion and two-phase cooling help push performance boundaries. ES2 advances evaporator performance and immersion system design to support next-generation chips and AI workloads.

6. Waste Heat Recovery

Data centers generate substantial thermal energy. ES2 explores ways to capture and reuse this heat, reducing energy loads and supporting circular thermal systems.

7. Power Distribution and Energy Storage

Optimized power electronics and control systems support peak shaving, first-level backup and improved energy efficiency across the entire facility.

8. Embedded Cooling

Chip-level cooling research explores advanced direct contact technologies to improve heat transfer at the module and component level — crucial for enabling future high-power processors.

9. Data Center Environmental Metrics

Tools like ES2’s open source Data Center Environmental Calculator help organizations measure Scope 3 carbon and water scarcity impacts, enabling more strategic sustainability planning.

ES2 in Action: Real-world impact for digital infrastructure

Just as electrification is transforming buildings and transport, ES2 is transforming the digital backbone of our economy. ES2 research enables:

• improved energy efficiency for high-density racks
• lower total cooling energy use
• smarter controls for fluctuating compute demands
• solutions that support renewable-powered operations
• greater resilience in the face of rising energy costs

These advancements help data centers achieve sustainability goals while maintaining the performance and uptime modern workloads require.

What’s next for sustainable data center design?

The next era of digital infrastructure will be defined by AI-optimized data center cooling, low-carbon thermal management systems, advanced liquid cooling technologies, integrated power and cooling controls and high-density, high-efficiency compute environments

ES2 is leading the research that makes these innovations possible. With high-temperature liquid cooling, predictive control systems and real-time optimization, the future of sustainable data center technology is already taking shape.

Every breakthrough developed through ES2 brings us closer to a world where data centers are high-performing, low-carbon and resilient. By designing for efficiency and sustainability today, we enable the digital infrastructure needed for tomorrow’s economy.

Learn more about ES2’s research and its impact on the future of sustainable digital infrastructure.

This article is authored by Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies.

As AI adoption accelerates and global digital demand skyrockets, data centers are becoming some of the world’s most energy-intensive facilities. Improving data center energy efficiency has never been more essential. That’s why Trane Technologies is proud to be a member of the Center for Energy-Smart Electronic Systems (ES2), a National Science Foundation Industry and University Cooperative Research Center that is reshaping how data centers operate.

ES2 brings together academia, government and industry to develop next-generation methods for optimizing electronic systems —  reducing energy use, improving cooling performance and enabling the sustainable, high-density digital infrastructure the world relies on.

Through research funding and advisory board participation, our membership in ES2 underscores our commitment to climate innovation and our role in advancing data center decarbonization.

Why energy-smart data centers are critical for a sustainable future

Modern data centers face a new set of challenges: higher thermal loads, AI-driven compute spikes, rising energy costs and the need for low-carbon operations. Improving sustainability and performance requires both efficiency and intelligent resource management.

ES2 addresses these needs by researching systems and controls that:

• reduce cooling energy consumption
• improve data center thermal management energy efficiency
• enable higher server density
• support low-carbon operations
• increase operational resilience

“The conversation around sustainable data centers has shifted. It’s no longer about whether we should optimize data center performance — it’s about how quickly we can deploy smarter, more sustainable solutions.”

Hillary Gray, Director of Innovation, Trane Technologies

The benefits of energy smart systems

Energy smart data centers don’t just reduce emissions, they boost performance, lower operational costs and increase reliability. ES2’s research spans the full ecosystem of data center cooling, power distribution and intelligent controls, delivering real-world solutions that create measurable impact. Key areas of research include:

1. Holistic IT Load Management and Predictive Control

Advanced algorithms forecast workloads and distribute computing across the ideal number of servers. This minimizes energy waste and ensures cooling is aligned with real-time IT demand — essential for supporting high-power AI systems efficiently.

2. Advanced Air Cooling Technologies

ES2 models airflow, containment, active tiles and close-coupled cooling to enhance data center air management. Validated predictive models help operators dynamically adjust airflow and temperature for optimal performance.

3. Intelligent Thermal Controls

By incorporating real-time sensor data (temperature, pressure, airflow), ES2 researchers develop AI-enabled controls that improve cooling strategies, enhance reliability and reduce operating costs.

4. Warm Water Liquid Cooling

High-density compute environments demand more efficient solutions. Research into warm water liquid cooling enables compressorless systems and reduced energy use — ideal for AI clusters and dense server racks.

5. Two-phase and Immersion Cooling

As rack power increases, immersion and two-phase cooling help push performance boundaries. ES2 advances evaporator performance and immersion system design to support next-generation chips and AI workloads.

6. Waste Heat Recovery

Data centers generate substantial thermal energy. ES2 explores ways to capture and reuse this heat, reducing energy loads and supporting circular thermal systems.

7. Power Distribution and Energy Storage

Optimized power electronics and control systems support peak shaving, first-level backup and improved energy efficiency across the entire facility.

8. Embedded Cooling

Chip-level cooling research explores advanced direct contact technologies to improve heat transfer at the module and component level — crucial for enabling future high-power processors.

9. Data Center Environmental Metrics

Tools like ES2’s open source Data Center Environmental Calculator help organizations measure Scope 3 carbon and water scarcity impacts, enabling more strategic sustainability planning.

ES2 in Action: Real-world impact for digital infrastructure

Just as electrification is transforming buildings and transport, ES2 is transforming the digital backbone of our economy. ES2 research enables:

• improved energy efficiency for high-density racks
• lower total cooling energy use
• smarter controls for fluctuating compute demands
• solutions that support renewable-powered operations
• greater resilience in the face of rising energy costs

These advancements help data centers achieve sustainability goals while maintaining the performance and uptime modern workloads require.

What’s next for sustainable data center design?

The next era of digital infrastructure will be defined by AI-optimized data center cooling, low-carbon thermal management systems, advanced liquid cooling technologies, integrated power and cooling controls and high-density, high-efficiency compute environments

ES2 is leading the research that makes these innovations possible. With high-temperature liquid cooling, predictive control systems and real-time optimization, the future of sustainable data center technology is already taking shape.

Every breakthrough developed through ES2 brings us closer to a world where data centers are high-performing, low-carbon and resilient. By designing for efficiency and sustainability today, we enable the digital infrastructure needed for tomorrow’s economy.

Learn more about ES2’s research and its impact on the future of sustainable digital infrastructure.