Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows
2026-05-24 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Scotland's 'green datacentres' policy was written in 2022 before ChatGPT existed, so it conveniently ignores the massive carbon emissions from AI workloads. Nothing says 'green' like pretending your power-hungry AI infrastructure doesn't exist by using outdated definitions. The Scottish government is basically greenwashing AI's environmental impact through sheer policy negligence.