An analysis of the diesel emissions from the Larbert data centre under normal testing by journalist Petra Matijevic shows that

The proposed 'AI growth zone' at Chapelhall in Lanarkshirehas been touted to create 3400 jobs.

Edinburgh City Councilors will get the chance to vote on whether they put in place a moratorium on new data centres in the city this week.

This paper compares the job creation claims of developers planning hyperscale data centres in Scotland with data gathered from actual figures from data centres globally and a new analysis of a data set from Virginia (USA) relating to job creation across various sectors in their economy. It includes a review of the job creation claims of proposed data centres in Scotland.

Last week, representatives of community councils from across Scotland travelled to Holyrood for a roundtable about the issues facing them from the acceleration of energy infrastructure in rural areas, and the overwhelming volume of planning applications they are dealing with.

This webinar gave an overview of hyperscale data centres globally and the proposals for data centres in Scotland.We heard from Donald Campbell, Director of Advocacy at Foxglove, energy expert Victoria Plutshack, Julie Bolthouse of Piedmont Environmental Council, Virginia, and Kat Jones, Director of APRS.

We have made a map of the hyperscale data centre projects being planned in Scotland. Click on the map to find out information on the capacity, stage of planning, developer. And each proposed site has a dedicated webpage with more information including maps and plans, links to planning documents, and contact details of local campaign groups.

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Some 85% of those surveyed in Scotland consider such protections important.

update on the data centres campaign, energy news and webinars

Today APRS and ERCS wrote to the Planning Minister Ivan McKee to express concern about the energy demands of data centres coming through Scotland's planning system. They called for a pause on all planning applications until a more strategic approach can be made and strict environmental standards are defined for data centres.

Our report published 3 December shows that there is already nearly three times as much Battery Storage with planning permission

Our report published 3 December shows that there is already nearly three times as much Battery Storage with planning permission

Scotland plans to slash electricity costs for AI data centres by GBP £24 per MWh, boosting competitiveness and green energy use without raising consumer bills.

Data centres that use vast amounts of electricity are causing problems for efforts to decarbonise the economy and are a new source of pressure on the natural world

Sign our petition to call on the Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres. Data centres use huge amounts of energy and water – a recent proposal for a data centr...

Today we are launching a campaign on the environmental impact of data centres. Here Kat Jones, APRS Director, explains why this is vital work for APRS as a countryside charity.

We recently signed an open letter to the Scottish Government on disposable dental flossers, concerned about yet another form of disposable item that is turning up on beaches and in rivers. We were quoted in The Herald and the full quote is below.

We are encouraging our supporters to object to the development of battery storage at Cochno in the green belt, which impacts on core paths and one of the densest and most accessible accumulations of pre-historic rock art in Scotland's central belt.

Since the cancellation of the process to designate a new National Park in Galloway we have been busy taking the opportunity of the Natural Environment Bill to improve on the process of designation, as well as to make existing National Parks more effective.

We are delighted to welcome Laura MacLeod who joins us to take over from Nina as Administrator and Office Manager. In addition we welcome Graeme Purves and Suzie Saunders as our new Trustees.

APRS is a member of The Scottish Landscape Alliance and this week, they published Scotland’s Landscape Charter, a document endorsed