8/21/2026
Watch Tower · climate-change

Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York

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Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in North Ockendon would be incompatible with UK net zero targetsA “hyperscale” datacentre in outer London would generate more than 1m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to the carbon footprint of 27,000 flights from London to New York, planning documents show.The East Havering Data Centre Campus (EHDCC) in North Ockendon would be one of the largest datacentres in Europe if approved by Havering council, using 218 hectares of green belt to run
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Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York — Watch Tower