Scottish Greens to join Edinburgh march against AI data centre rollout
The Scottish Greens will join communities from across Scotland in Edinburgh today for the Stop AI Data Centres Scotland March, organised by Friends of the Earth Scotland.
Campaigners will gather at the top of the Royal Mile at 11.30am before setting off at noon.
The march calls for a national conversation before any decisions are made, including the massive consequences for people’s energy bills, water supply, health, local communities, climate, and nature.
Scottish Greens MSP Patrick Harvie said:
“An unchecked rollout of hyperscale data centres is a crisis waiting to happen.
“These huge developments could put even more pressure on our electricity and water supplies, driving bills up even further and putting the country’s climate ambitions at risk. Communities deserve a say in whether we need them at all, or what the conditions should be if they are built, and I encourage anyone with concerns to join us on the march.
“The Scottish Greens will be marching with people from across Scotland on Saturday to call on the Scottish Government to pause new hyperscale data centre developments and have an honest national conversation about what they would mean for our energy bills, our climate and the places we live.”