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AI's energy appetite

Artificial intelligence and cloud computing, the services this datacentre would power, are incredibly energy-intensive. As AI becomes more prevalent in our lives, from smart assistants to medical research, the demand for powerful, energy-guzzling datacentres like this one is set to soar globally, posing a significant environmental challenge.

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Proposed London datacentre could emit 1.2m tonnes of carbon a year