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Climate Action Committee


Agenda: 05 November 2026

Thursday, 05 November 2026

8th Meeting, 2026

Start time: 09:15am
Location: Committee Room 1
Agenda items:

  1. Declaration of interests
  2. The environmental impacts of hyperscale data centres inquiry – evidence
  3. The environmental impacts of hyperscale data centres inquiry – review of evidence (in private)

Agenda published: Wednesday, 04 November 2026 02:22pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Declaration of interests

Donald MacKinnon will be invited to declare any relevant interests.


2. The environmental impacts of hyperscale data centres inquiry – evidence

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Craig Melson
    Associate Director
    techUK
  • Andrew Weir
    CEO
    ScotlandIS
  • and then from:

  • Alejandro Gallego Schmid
    Reader in Circular Economy and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
    The University of Manchester
  • Wim Vanderbauwhede
    Professor in Low Carbon and Sustainable Computing
    University of Glasgow
  • Thomas Morstyn
    Associate Professor in Power Systems
    University of Oxford

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. The environmental impacts of hyperscale data centres inquiry – review of evidence (in private)

The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 2.


Official Report

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