New UK AI datacentre could cause five times emissions of Birmingham airport

theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/06/planned-ai-datacentre-in-england-could-cause-five-times-emissions-of-big-airport

emissions from power-hungry computer warehouses at Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year
A vast new datacentre to feed Britain’s rising demand for artificial intelligence could cause more greenhouse gas emissions than five international airports.
Elsham datacentre in…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-06-06 12:10:46.
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