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SNP Ministers Under Fire over AI Data Centres 'Major Shortcomings' over Climate Impacts

APRS says the review ignored hyperscale centres that can house at least 5,000 servers, leaving Scotland’s climate policy blind to rising AI demand.

Summary by The Scotsman
Campaigners have hit out at the ‘pretty shocking’ situation over AI data centres.

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SNP ministers under fire over AI data centres 'major shortcomings' over climate impacts

Campaigners have hit out at the ‘pretty shocking’ situation over AI data centres.

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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The NationalThe National
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Scottish Government urged to address 'major shortcomings' in data centre policy

The Scottish Government is facing calls to 'urgently address' what has been described as 'major shortcomings' in its policy on data centres

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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The IndependentThe Independent
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Government slammed for ‘shocking’ failure on hyperscale data centre emissions

Scottish government’s NPF4 national planning framework states that "green data centres" will have an "overall negligible impact" on nation’s emissions reduction goals

·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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