Greens urge Scottish Government to consult public on AI data centre guidance

Greens demand public consultation on AI data centres

THE Greens have demanded the public be given a say over plans for a wave of energy-hungry AI data centres across Scotland.

Greens urge Scottish Government to consult public on AI data centre guidance

Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie has written to John Swinney urging him to open a public consultation on the issue.

Public must be at heart of data centre decision

The Scottish Greens are calling on the First Minister to hold a public consultation on national planning guidance for AI hyperscale data centres. In a letter to John Swinney, Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie noted that the Scottish Government had committed to ensuring the public has “opportunities to participate in the design and delivery of climate and nature policies that affect them” and that this must include AI hyperscale data centres. The…