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Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres

The Guardian

TechnologyThe Guardian·Sep 16, 2026·1 min read

Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres

Government announces before vote on moratorium that any projects above 50MW must submit assessments in planning process Large-scale datacentres will face mandatory environmental assessments before they can go ahead, the Scottish government…

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