aceActivists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
Protesters across Europe are planning two days of action against datacentres this week with demonstrations taking place in 15 countries. More than 100 groups are joining together for the “Stop Dirty Data Centres” events on Friday and Saturday. They are calling for a moratorium on large projects, citing environmental and social costs that “we can no longer afford”. Datacentres have become a lightning rod for concerns over artificial intelligence, given their role in developing and operating the cutting-edge techn…
Research by Germany's Öko-Institut projects that carbon dioxide emissions from AI datacentres will be six times the 2023 level by 2030, and in the UK 315 datacentres are queueing for 73GW of grid power against a 45GW national peak.
Attendance is expected to range from a handful at some events to several hundred at the larger ones, and the emissions figures are projections rather than measured outcomes.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-11-05
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