European campaigners call for moratorium on new data centers

Summary

Europeans are calling for sweeping moratoriums on new data center projects so that governments can assess their impacts, according to TechRadar. The article, published 6 November 2026, reports growing opposition to data centers across Europe and frames the calls as part of Europe-wide protests under the 'Stop Dirty Data Centers' banner.

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1. TechRadar

   6 Nov 2026, 11:08 UTCSource ↗

   TechRadar reports that Europeans are calling for sweeping moratoriums on new data center projects so that governments can assess their impacts.