LONDON DAILY ARCHIVE

Two Planned UK Datacentres Could Produce More Annual Carbon Emissions Than ExxonMobil's Entire UK Operation

An environmental analysis estimates that proposed datacentres in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire could generate four and a half million tonnes of carbon emissions annually when fully operational, intensifying concerns over the energy demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure and Britain's net-zero targets.

27 August 2026 · 00:18 UTC