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Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres

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  1. 17. September
  2. Neueste17. Sept., 15:03

    Scotland halts new hyperscale AI data centre approvals amid environmental concerns

    The move comes as Scotland sees a surge in proposed data centres linked to the global AI boom. More than 20 large facilities have been proposed, including one project in Fife, in eastern Scotland, that has been described as potentially the second largest in the world.

    EuronewsEuronews
  3. 16. September
  4. Erste Meldung16. Sept., 11:55

    Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres

    Government announces before vote on moratorium that any projects above 50MW must submit assessments in planning process Large-scale datacentres will face mandatory environmental assessments before they can go ahead, the Scottish government has announced, amid growing public concern about the impact of the AI boom. Ahead of a vote on a moratorium on new hyperscale datacentres in Holyrood on Wednesday, the Scottish government has tightened rules for new projects by requiring any above 50MW to submit environmental impact assessments, but stopped short of agreeing to an outright halt. Continue reading...

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Patrick Greenfield