# European groups plan protests calling for pause on large datacentre projects

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stop-dirty-datacenters-europe-wide-protests-planned-demanding-building-moratorium/
- Published: 2026-11-05T13:29:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T13:50:03+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/11/05/stop-dirty-datacenters-europe-wide-protests-planned-demanding-building-moratorium/5307790
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Europe, Politics, World

## Key points

- More than 100 groups plan coordinated European protests on 6 and 7 November.
- Campaigners want a moratorium on large datacentre projects.
- Their concerns include land, water and energy use, and public scrutiny.

## Summary

More than 100 campaign groups in 15 European countries are organising protests on 6 and 7 November, calling for a pause on new large-scale datacentre projects. They say rapid expansion risks harming communities and the environment, and that decisions are being made without sufficient public scrutiny.

Planned events include demonstrations, public meetings and creative activities. In the UK, campaigners will gather in London and Devon to highlight proposed projects, including a 1.5 GW campus on 850 acres of farmland near Great Torrington. The groups want a moratorium until governments establish clear rules and meaningful public participation; the UK government, which sees datacentres as part of its AI-led growth plans, has backed expansion.

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