Ross urged the First Minister to order an immediate moratorium on all data centre proposals over 50 megawatts, introduce a requirement for all data centres over 50 megawatts to undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment, and a clear definition of 'green data centres' which can be enforced by planning authorities.
Advocating for a moratorium on data centre proposals.
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I hope that the First Minister will ignore these corporate lobbying efforts, hit pause on all applications immediately and protect the interests of people and planet.
If they’re allowed to go ahead, hyperscale data centres will be another case of multinational companies extracting huge profits from Scotland whilst our economy sees next to no benefit and our environment suffers.
We only need to look at the minutes of a recent meeting between the First Minister and industry lobbying group ScotlandIS, which are worth quoting at length for the sheer brazenness of their approach.
There is no BDS-compliant way to work with Barclays. The bank has financed companies supplying the weapons used in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians and it is a partner in the Israeli government’s own bond scheme.
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