Campaigners petition Google to abandon Thurrock data center plans
Overview
Buglife and allied groups delivered a petition signed by almost 55,000 people asking Google to abandon its planned data center in Thurrock, 15 miles east of London.
The campaigners cite harm to an endangered plant, a rare bumblebee and other invertebrates, and up to 570,000 tonnes of annual emissions.
Google says the project will achieve a net gain in biodiversity and that it aims to become carbon-neutral by 2030.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Nov 9, 3:30 AM ET
Check the sources:
Article timeline
The articles in this story. Times are ET.
- Wired · AINewsBikers and Bug-Lovers Join Forces to Fight a New Google Data Center
AIBuglife and allied groups delivered a petition signed by almost 55,000 people, asking Google to abandon its planned data center in Thurrock, 15 miles east of London. The coalition cites harm to an endangered plant, a rare bumblebee and other invertebrates, plus up to 570,000 tonnes of annual emissions. Google says it will achieve a net gain in biodiversity and aims to become carbon-neutral by 2030.
Heat Trend
Not enough continuous observations to show a trend yet.