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arXiv:2601.11623v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The environmental impact of electricity consumption is commonly assessed through its carbon footprint (CF), while water-related impacts are often overlooked despite the strong interdependence between energy and water systems. This is particularly relevant for electricity-intensive activities such as data center (DC) operations, where both carbon emissions and water use occur largely off-site through electricity consumption. In this work, we present Wattnet, an open-source tool that jointly assesses the CF and water footprint (WF) of electricity consumption across Europe with high temporal resolution. Wattnet implements an electricity flow-tracing methodology that accounts for local generation mixes, as well as for cross-border electricity imports and exports at a 15-minute resolution. Operational and life-cycle impact factors are used to quantify and compare local (generation-based) and global (consumption-based) footprints for multiple European regions during 2024. Wattnet includes a 72-h forecasting module to facilitate informed energy-aware decision-making. The results demonstrate that neglecting electricity flows and temporal
سلط العاملون الأمميون في المجال الإنساني الضوء على الوضع "المتدهور بشكل حاد" الذي يواجهه المدنيون اليمنيون مع استمرار تصاعد الصراع في البلاد، محذرين من تزايد معدلات النزوح داخليا وعبر الحدود، وتفاقم المخاطر الصحية، وانعدام فرص الحصول على الخدمات الأساسية، في ظل أزمة "تتفاقم ساعة تلو الأخرى".
A coalition of civil society organisations launched a dialogue initiative bringing together communities divided by the conflict.
The two countries agreed a cross-border water cooperation programme covering shared aquifer management.