The Independent emphasizes the need for on-the-ground reporting that separates facts from messaging. It describes coverage spanning reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, including investigations into political funding and documentary work. The Scottish Government faces urgent calls to address major shortcomings in its data centre policy. Action to Protect Rural Scotland alleges that assessments of “green data centres” omit emissions from hyperscale AI facilities. The government’s NPF4 framework claims “green data centres” will have an overall negligible impact on emissions reduction goals. APRS says the assessment did not include hyperscale data centres, which can house thousands of servers and extensive connection equipment. APRS calls for a moratorium on new data centres and argues the greenhouse gas assessment predates widespread advanced AI deployment.
"APRS, which advocates for a moratorium on new data centres, highlighted this significant oversight. The countryside charity noted that the government's greenhouse gas assessment, published in October 2022, crucially predated the widespread launch of advanced AI"
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