Climate Crisis: Data centre expansion policy prolongs reliance on fossil fuels

At a Time of Climate Crisis:

Data centre expansion policy prolongs reliance on fossil fuels

Current State policy embeds fossil gas at the heart of the data centre sector’s growth

In this month’s column for the Irish Times Dr Hannah Daly, in MaREI at University College Cork, discusses how Ireland’s data centre policy will drive significantly greater fossil fuel use, contradicting multiple statutory and policy targets which require rapid reductions instead.

As a forerunner in data centre expansion, Ireland’s approach to accommodating their energy needs is being closely watched globally

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