Will data centres scupper decarbonisation plans?

Will data centres power the UK’s economic growth or quietly drain energy, water and scupper Labour’s plan to decarbonise the rest of the economy?That is the question MPs are now putting under the microscope as Parliament launches a new inquiry into the environmental impact of the AI driven expansion of the data centre sector.The Environmental Audit Committee has opened an investigation into how much electricity and water data centres are likely to consume – and whether their r