Inside Amazon's approach to data center sustainability: A conversation with Brandon Oyer

Published on July 21, 2026

Brandon Oyer, director of energy and water for Amazon Web Services (AWS), discusses how Amazon invests in carbon-free energy, strengthens grids, and ensures communities benefit from data center growth. Oyer leads energy and water strategy for AWS, but his path to that role was unconventional. He spent years serving…

Continue reading on website
Other news

Heat stress could trap Filipinos in poverty: report

July 21, 2026
Frontline communities are already paying the everyday costs of extreme heat as the government cuts climate resilience funds, leaving farmers, fisherfolk and informal workers to shoulder rising adaptation costs, said a study by Greenpeace.

Indonesia can build a green steel industry, but only if the government creates the market

July 21, 2026
Green steel faces weak domestic demand in Indonesia, as prices remain 30 to 60 per cent higher than conventional alternatives.