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Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres

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Scotland now requires environmental impact assessments for new datacentres over 50MW amid concerns about their environmental and energy impacts. The government stopped short of a full moratorium despite calls from activists and the Scottish Greens.

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