CLIMATE activists slammed the government’s decision to continue with plans to accelerate AI data centre expansion as a new report revealed that most sites in Britain will be built in water-scarce areas.Environmental charity Global Action Plan found that 84 per cent of all proposed water-intensive data sites will be in these areas, which are either already experiencing water shortages or are projected to by 2040.

CLIMATE activists slammed the government’s decision to continue with plans to accelerate AI data centre expansion as a new report revealed that most sites in Britain will be built in water-scarce areas.

Environmental charity Global Action Plan found that 84 per cent of all proposed water-intensive data sites will be in these areas, which are either already experiencing water shortages or are projected to by 2040.

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