Europe-wide protests call to 'stop dirty data centers' following mounting opposition
- 100+ organizations are supporting European data center moratoriums
- The temporary ban would buy governments time to assess impacts
- UK set to add 6GW by 2030, but new Covenant sets out expectations
More than 100 organizations across 15 European countries have come together to campaign against ongoing AI data center developments, calling for an immediate moratorium on new large-scale campuses.
The Stop Dirty Data Centres campaign wants governments to take the time to consider environmental, economic and social consequences.
To get the message across, the group is reportedly planning protests across the UK, Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands and France, with events set to take place on November 6 and 7 2026.
Europeans are standing up against data centers
Rather than calling for all new data center projects to be called off, the group just wants a temporary pause so that governments can establish stronger planning, regulatory and environmental...
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