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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Press Releases
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Data centres: the case for a moratorium – MSP briefing
There are over 20 hyperscale data centres currently being planned in Scotland.
The massive scale of these projects means that they would have devastating
implications for people who live nearby and require huge amounts of energy and
materials.
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Scottish Government report on waste burning dubbed “greenwashing”
The Scottish Government must stop making excuses and close the loopholes in its incinerator moratorium now.
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Close import loophole to cut Scotland’s carbon footprint
Figures released by the Scottish Government this week (9 June) show that Scotland’s carbon footprint has increased 1.6% from 2021 to 2022.
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Councils face escalating £28mill bill for plastic waste burning
The Scottish Government must bear the blame for encouraging councils to incinerate waste, rather than reduce and recycle it.
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Aligning UK critical mineral policies with the human rights and environmental priorities of devolved nations
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Resource Justice Plan for Scotland
Resource justice means using materials and products fairly and sustainably.
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Calls for plastic recycling changes to be green, fair and safe
Civil society groups from across the UK have united on the UN International Day of Zero Waste (30 March 2026) to tell UK and devolved governments not to waste the opportunity to make mandatory bin collections for plastic film being introduced in March 2027 ‘green, fair and safe’.
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Joint civil society position on the four nations commitment to plastic film collections
38 civil society groups have united to tell UK and devolved governments not to waste the opportunity to make mandatory bin collections for plastic film green, fair and safe.
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