Politicians dilute motion calling for moratorium on AI data centres
Politicians have failed to reject data centre plans, fuelled by the greed of big tech, rather than to protect the people of Scotland.
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Environmental impact requirement for data centres progress but “not enough”
Environmental Impact Assessments are necessary but not enough to support fair decision making on data centre plans.
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MSPs urged to halt AI data centres
The Scottish Parliament vote this week is a chance for MSPs to show they are “on the side of their communities” rather than big tech firms
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Scottish Government urged to ‘take ownership’ of renewables transition
Campaigners say that the Scottish Government must adopt a more “interventionist” approach to the renewable energy market and learn from how poorly oil companies have treated workers and the planet in recent years.
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£2 bus fare cap is ‘sticking plaster’
Transport campaigners have welcomed the £2 fare cap for buses in Glasgow and West of Scotland but said that it was “little more than a sticking plaster” on a broken system.
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Jackdaw: UK Government must not cave to fossil fuel company lobbying
Burning the fossil fuels from Jackdaw will worsen extreme climate impacts like the deadly Nepal floods and UK heatwaves.
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‘Shamefully lacking in climate action’ – Programme for Government reaction
No new climate ideas, and no action to halt the threat of data centres
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Scottish data centre numbers could triple to 70, to meet UK demand
Evidence from a UK Government agency suggests that there could be many more data centres built in Scotland than are in the current planning system.
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Holes in Government statement means data centre crisis will continue
A new direction from the Scottish Government has told all council planning authorities to inform it of any data centre planning applications that they receive. It also requires that two planned data centres in Fife and Edinburgh will have to publish environmental impact assessments.
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