The carbon bill for the UK's datacentre boom
Posted: 15th Oct 2026
The UK’s existing datacentres emit about 1.5 million tonnes of CO2e a year. A 14.6GW committed pipeline would add about 12 million tonnes a year – or 38 million tonnes if it all runs on gas
The UK’s existing stock of datacentres is smaller than suggested by most of the numbers in circulation, and so...
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