SNP Backs Calls for Temporary Ban on AI Data Centre Developments

Scotland risks missing out on AI investment if data centre development is put on hold, warns Rimkus

Responding to reports that the Scottish Government is considering introducing national planning guidance that could lead to a moratorium on new data centre developments, global built environment consultancy Rimkus has warned that such a move risks undermining Scotland’s economic growth ambitions and damaging its attractiveness to invest locally in the sector. The SNP has confirmed it is considering action following calls from communities, local …

Could Scotland debar new datacentres?

Amid concerns about their environmental impact and the excessive influence of big tech, delegates at a recent meeting of Scotland’s ruling party greenlit a suggested policy to block hyperscale facilities National planning guidance could be introduced in Scotland to stop hyperscale datacentres being built the country. At the most recent meeting of the national council of the Scottish National Party, delegates endorsed proposals for a moratorium o…

SNP backs calls for temporary ban on AI data centre developments

The SNP has joined the Scottish Greens in calling for a Scottish Government-led moratorium on AI data centre developments, following a vote by the party’s National Council. The move comes after months of community protest against proposed sites across Scotland, as well as growing pushback from MSPs and local authorities. It also follows similar calls from the Scottish Greens, as well as councils in Edinburgh and East Ayrshire, both of which have…

SNP call for temporary ban on AI data centre developments

THE SNP are set to back calls for a temporary ban on AI data centredevelopments, The National can reveal. It comes after months of communityprotest against proposed sites across the country, as well as pushback fromseveral MSPs from various parties. The SNP will now join the ScottishGreens in calling for a Scottish Government-led moratorium on AI datacentre developments after a vote of the party’s National Council, a keydecision-making body in t…