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EU appears to find datacenter emissions easier to offset than lobbyists
The European Union is revising its proposed environmental rating system for datacenters to allow cross-border use of clean energy certificates for emissions offsets, following lobbying from tech companies and industry groups. The original plan required offsets to be sourced locally, but the amendment aims to reduce operational costs for datacenter operators.
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