Massive protest against data centres to take place this weekend
More than 100 groups across 15 European countries are demanding a pause on new large-scale projects until governments set clearer rules and public scrutiny.
- 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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European protests against data centers are spreading to Denmark, where a demonstration will be held near Køge on Saturday.
After the United States, the challenge against data centres is gaining ground in Europe. At the call of the collective Stop to the pollutant data centres, more than 60 events are organized, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November, in a dozen countries, to demand a moratorium on their construction. Essential to the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the construction of these centres is not without many concerns, especially because of their eco…
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Massive protest against data centres to take place this weekend
A protest against data centres is set to take place this weekend in Dublin, with protesters calling on the Government to stop any new construction under a moratorium. On Saturday, November 7, a demonstration organised by the environmental justice organisation Friends of the Earth Ireland will take place at the Garden of Remembrance. It will […]
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