The UK government significantly underestimated the carbon emissions impact of AI datacentres.
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The UK government significantly underestimated the carbon emissions impact of AI datacentres.
Parent: AIEntity: AI data centresImpact: negativeDate: Apr 24, 2026 - Apr 27, 2026Target: The UK government's assessment of AI datacentres' carbon emissions impact
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency
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🤖 Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
Revised figures increase fears about how the energy-intensive sites could worsen the climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has ...
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions #AiArtificialIntelligence #ClimateCrisis #UkNews #Politics #Computing #Technology #Environment
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And this seems…uh, notable.
“officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from AI by a factor of more than 100”
oops
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergencyThe UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions…
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency
Officials hugely underestimate...
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions | AI (artificial intelligence)
The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their…
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