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CCIA Europe says EU data centre rating scheme ignores climate and engineering realities

CCIA Europe said the Commission's newly adopted EU data centre rating scheme ignores climate and engineering differences; its energy factor excludes geothermal and clean hydrogen, risking investment moving outside the EU, said policy manager Leonardo Veneziani.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted CCIA Europe news post, 21 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that data centre investment has actually shifted outside the EU; these are CCIA Europe's own claims, not independently verified.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Opinion on an EU-wide adopted rule; moves no question until the scheme is revised. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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