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Gas-Powered AI Data Centres Could Threaten UK Net Zero
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Plans for huge AI data centres could undermine Britain's net zero goal, a new BBC investigation suggests. It found four planned hyperscale sites, three in southern England, are considering gas-fired power while waiting for grid connections, which could create more carbon dioxide than Manchester, Liverpool and Southampton combined. The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Toby Perkins, said relying heavily on gas was not acceptable.
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