The planned datacentres in the UK will produce more carbon emissions than ExxonMobil.

Climate Technology EnergyAug 25, 2026score 0.462 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances

The thread discusses a report indicating that two planned datacentres in the UK will generate higher carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, highlighting the environmental impact of datacentre projects. This raises concerns about the role of technology and energy consumption in climate change.

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Parent: Climate ChangeEntity: DatacentresSub-entity: UK DatacentresImpact: negativeDate: Aug 25, 2026 - Aug 29, 2026Target: The environmental impact of datacentres compared to fossil fuel companies

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Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds | Datacentres - UK | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/planned-datacentres-carbon-emissions-uk-exxonmobil?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

5 boosts · 4 favs · 1 replies · Aug 28, 2026

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"Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology #DataCentres

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/planned-datacentres-carbon-emissions-uk-exxonmobil

4 boosts · 3 favs · 1 replies · Aug 29, 2026

#uk#unitedkingdom#technology#datacentres

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The carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exceed all of the fossil fuel company ExxonMobil’s UK emissions, analysis has revealed.

8 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Aug 26, 2026

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"Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/planned-datacentres-carbon-emissions-uk-exxonmobil

6 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Aug 26, 2026

#uk#unitedkingdom#technology#emissions#climate#climatechange

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Analysis by the non-profit group Foxglove reveals that when fully operational, the Wapseys Wood datacentre in Buckinghamshire and the Quest Park datacentre in Bedfordshire will use 1.3GW of power and will produce more than 4.5m tonnes of carbon emissions.

#AI #DataCentres #ClimateEmergency

Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds | Datacentres - UK | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/planned-datacentres-carbon-emissions-uk-exxonmobil

38 boosts · 0 favs · 3 replies · Aug 26, 2026

#ai#datacentres#climateemergency

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Two planned #datacentres will have higher #UK #CarbonEmissions than #ExxonMobil, analysis finds | Datacentres - UK | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/planned-datacentres-carbon-emissions-uk-exxonmobil

#Environment #GreenhouseGases #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

6 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Aug 25, 2026

#datacentres#uk#carbonemissions#exxonmobil#environment#greenhousegases

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Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/planned-datacentres-carbon-emissions-uk-exxonmobil #DatacentresUk #GreenhouseGasEmissions #AiArtificialIntelligence #Exxonmobil #Technology #ClimateCrisis #Computing #Environment #FossilFuels #Buckinghamshire #Bedfordshire #England #UkNews

7 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Aug 25, 2026

#datacentresuk#greenhousegasemissions#aiartificialintelligence#exxonmobil#technology#climatecrisis