Reposted by War on the Castle | Peace in the Valley
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres.
Just 3 will generate emissions
equivalent to those of a city such as Bristol.
Impact on humans and living things?
Datacentres consume excessive amount of water/electricity, generate few permanent jobs.
theguardian.com
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error