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Tech Giants Lobbied EU to Keep Datacentre Emissions Secret, Investigation Finds
An investigation found that Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the European Union to conceal the environmental impact of their datacentres, with their demands written almost word for word into EU rules, potentially in breach of transparency law.
Key Facts
- 1Microsoft and other US tech firms successfully lobbied the EU to hide datacentre environmental metrics
- 2Their demands were written almost word for word into EU rules
- 3The confidentiality clause blocking a public green metrics database may be legally questionable
Coverage
Reported by The Guardian in a significant investigative piece with implications for EU environmental regulation and corporate transparency globally.