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Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows

APRS criticizes Scotland’s planning framework for not clearly defining what makes a datacentre 'green', risking high emissions being mislabelled.
NPF4's green datacentre stance claims negligible climate impact, yet APRS says the analysis predates major AI energy growth.
Edinburgh charity APRS criticizes the emissions data’s omission of AI’s energy footprint in planning.
More than 100 datacentre projects in Scotland have requested gas connections to power themselves.
A Lanarkshire AI growth zone near Glasgow is among the planned datacentres with substantial private investment.
NESO chief executive encouraged datacentre growth in Scotland to leverage renewables, aiding developers.
Scottish government says green datacentres will align with net-zero goals while attracting investment.
Policy supports green datacentres as a national priority within the National Planning Framework 4.
The analysis raises concerns about AI’s future energy demands as datacentres expand.
Scotland’s spokesperson cited renewables, skilled workforce, and resilient fibre as policy strengths.

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