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Energy & Climate

Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows

The GuardianPublished May 24, 2026

An analysis reveals that Scotland's policy promoting green datacentres overlooks the carbon emissions generated by AI workloads, potentially undermining environmental goals.

#ai-emissions #carbon-footprint #green-datacentres #scotland

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