Green Party slams Labour’s ‘energy guzzling’ data centre decision

Green Party slams Labour’s ‘energy guzzling’ data centre decision

On 7 August, we reported that Labour was forcing an unwanted data centre on the people of Brick Lane. Now, the Green Party has described the plan as follows: Why has Andy Burnham’s Labour approved a water and energy guzzling data centre in Brick Lane when: 🏠️ 30,000 people in Tower Hamlets are currently awaiting […] By Willem Moore

Green Party Calls For 100m Tax on Fossil Fueled Data Centres

Green Party Calls For 100m Tax on Fossil Fueled Data Centres joseph.keogh@g… Wed, 08/12/2026 - 09:03 Hazel cropped.png Image The Green Party wants to see data centres, not households, pay for grid modernisation and expansion. Green Party Deputy Leader and party spokesperson on infrastructure and public expenditure, Cllr Hazel Chu, is calling for a levy on data centres to be introduced that would cover these costs, which are currently being pai…