AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle

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By Rei TakverFeb 18, 2026, 9:35 am
As a data centre construction boom sweeps the UK, creating soaring electricity demands that threaten to decimate climate targets, opportunist politicians and commentators are using this new phenomenon to undermine the clean energy transition. In recent months, Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire…

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