Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 7487
Carbon Emissions and Water: Data Centres
Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Clive Lewis
Labour — Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to monitor the (a) carbon emissions and (b) water usage of data centres.
Answer
Kerry McCarthy(a) Emissions from data centres that occur in the UK - either directly at their locations or at power stations from their electricity use - are included in our published UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions totals, but cannot be attributed to specific ...
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