🌿 Environment Mar 23, 2026 · Josh Gabbatiss

Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought

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Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought
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Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be hundreds of times higher than government estimates, according to analysis by Carbon Brief.



There are dozens of data centres being developed across the country, potentially driving a surge in electricity demand.



Amid uncertainty about the scale and pace of this expansion, there are mounting concerns that new data centres could pose a threat to the nation’s climate goals.



UK government analysis concluded th

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