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Dozens of anti-data centre groups set to march in Edinburgh as part of Europe-wide protest
More than 75 groups are urging a public consultation and an immediate pause on new large-scale projects, citing pressure on land, water and energy.
- Over 100 groups across 15 European countries will protest data centre expansion tomorrow and Saturday, November 6-7, demanding an immediate moratorium on new large-scale developments.
- Organizers cite growing concerns about data centre impacts on local communities, public infrastructure, and scarce resources, describing rapid construction as a 'massive grab' by Silicon Valley billionaires.
- A Google subsidiary reportedly felled 250,000 trees in Finland to clear ground for a server hall; on November 7, activists will host a 'family event' at Michaels & All Angels Church in Great Torrington, Devon, to highlight a planned 1.5 GW data campus.
- Following recent elections where data centre regulation became a decisive political issue, the British government continues prioritizing AI-driven economic growth, having previously overturned local planning rejections to facilitate new facilities.
- According to the PwC Global Data Centre Outlook, annual investment in European data centre projects reached €25-26 billion this year, with total spending projected to hit €176 billion by 2031, as activists urge moratoria at European, national, and local levels.
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In Ireland's capital, there is a thousands of protests against the construction of new data-processing centres, RTE reported. Several thousand people went to Dublin streets demanding to stop the construction of new data-processing centres, transmitting RIA News with reference to the Irish television station RTE. Demonsntrantes insist on a moratorium on the introduction of such facilities. Citizens' fears about possible environmental damage and t…
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