Planned AI datacentre in England could cause five times emissions of big airport

Exclusive: emissions from Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year, equal to five Birmingham airportsA 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 Lincolnshire is on course to cost £10bn and its 15 power-hungry computer warehouses are projected to release five times the carbon dioxide of Birmingham airport, including from take-offs and landings. Continue reading...

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Planned AI datacentre in England could cause five times emissions of big airport

Exclusive: emissions from Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year, equal to five Birmingham airports

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 Lincolnshire is on course to cost £10bn and its 15 power-hungry computer warehouses are projected to release five times the carbon dioxide of Birmingham airport, including from take-offs and landings. Continue reading...

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