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Foxglove, a tech justice non-profit that has opposed the AI data campus planned near Elsham, says it is ‘deeply worrying’ the council is being asked to grant permission with misstated impact figures
Campaigners say campus near Scunthorpe could generate emissions close to those from all UK domestic flights
Plans for a new datacentre in Lincolnshire have been approved, despite warnings it could be a major new source of emissions.
On Wednesday, North Lincolnshire council voted unanimously to approve planning permission for the Elsham Tech Park, a proposed AI datacentre campus near Scunthorpe, next to the Elsham Wolds industrial estate.
Hundreds of jobs and billions of pounds of investment could be on the way to North Lincolnshire after councillors approved plans for a major artificial intelligence data centre campus near Elsham.
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Concerns are raised over the water supply and flood risks created by the Elsham Wolds project.
Exclusive: emissions from power-hungry 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 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.
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Meets every Tuesday 10am to 12noon. No experience necessary £2 per session including refreshments. Date reviewed: 14.08.19