London Datacentre Would Emit 1.2m Tonnes of CO2 a Year

London Datacentre Would Emit 1.2m Tonnes of CO2 a Year

A hyperscale datacentre planned for London green belt would emit more CO2 a year than 27,000 flights to New York, its own planning papers show.

Revealed: New UK Datacentre’s Massive Carbon Footprint

With the record heatwaves subsiding & El Nino on its way, Havering council decides this is the perfect moment to announce the UK’s largest datacentre build.  Plus: We interview the authors of a new book on Israel’s lobby, and Greenpeace send a scorched earth message to Andy Burnham. With Steven Methven, NoJusticeMTG, Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick.

Plans for huge data centre near London throw spotlight on UK’s CO2 targets « Carbon Pulse

Pressure is mounting in the UK to balance climate policies and economic development after it was revealed on Friday that a proposed new data centre would emit 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 a year.

Digital Reef's proposed London datacentre could emit 1M tonnes of CO2 annually, clashing with UK net zero goals

The proposed data centre highlights the tension between economic growth and environmental sustainability, challenging the UK's net-zero ambitions. The post Digital Reef’s proposed London datacentre could emit 1M tonnes of CO2 annually, clashing with UK net zero goals appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York

Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in north Ockendon will be incompatible with UK net zero targets A “hyperscale” datacentre in outer London would generate more than 1m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to the carbon footprint of 27,000 flights from London to New York, planning documents show. The East Havering Data Centre Campus…