Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64931
Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres
Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the environmental impacts of AI data centres in relation to the target of Net Zero by 2050.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government’s forecasts for data centre demand to 2030 are consistent with its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan. The Government expects to be able to meet this demand through its plans to increase renewable power capacity, other low carbon generation and f...
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