Statement on AI and the Environment

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We addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence today as Ireland faces at least 700MW of data centre development in planning stages across the country, representing a potential 11% increase to the country’s peak electricity demand. 

Read our Opening Statement

We called for a moratorium on data centres and a prioritisation framework on electricity connections as communities come under increased pressure from hyperscale data centre developments.