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

Index score. 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

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