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Carbon Emissions: Data Centres

Asked by Mr Toby PerkinsLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108617

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Climate Change Committee on whether projections in The Seventh Carbon Budget include the levels of energy used by data centres.

Answered by Katie White

The Secretary of State regularly engages with the government’s independent adviser, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), on a wide range of issues including the CCC’s Seventh Carbon Budget advice. The government will choose its own pathway and will ensure that this increases energy security, protects billpayers, and creates good, well-paid jobs while also considering future trends in energy demand.

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