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The Guardian
London datacentre's annual carbon impact equivalent to 27,000 flights
The proposed East Havering Data Centre Campus in North Ockendon would become one of Europe's largest datacentres, producing over 1 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, equivalent to 27,000 flights from London to New York. The project, valued at £14.7 billion, is planned to operate for 60 years, with total emissions estimated at over 72 million tonnes of CO₂e—raising concerns about its impact on UK climate targets. Critics argue that its substantial energy consumption and environmental footprint conflict with efforts to achieve net zero by 2050, and the development has faced opposition from local residents.
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