Greens hail Sam Heughan support for data centre halt
The Scottish Greens have hailed Outlander star Sam Heughan’s support for a moratorium on hyperscale AI data centres ahead of a crunch vote in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday brought by the Green MSPs.
The Outlander star has urged politicians to “listen to what communities and environmental organisations are saying” and halt climate-wrecking data centre applications until a national strategy is in place.
The Scottish Greens have called for all applications for data centres above 50MW to be paused until a clear national strategy is in place, but the Scottish Government has fallen short of committing to a moratorium.
Scottish Green MSP Patrick Harvie said:
“Sam Heughan is right that the Scottish Government should listen to communities and campaigners who are calling for a moratorium.
“We need an immediate pause on these applications until we can assess the impact on our energy systems and local environments. The current approach from the Scottish Government is unsustainable.
“MSPs can show support for local communities by backing our calls for a proper national strategy and demanding the halt that is needed.”