Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 11/03/2010 9:16:15 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Almost half of the UK's data centre operators believe the UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) efficiency scheme tax could drive UK data centre investment offshore, with one-third saying it would send UK data centres overseas as well.
The findings are from a survey of Britain's largest data centre operators by Datacenter Dynamics as part of a marketing initiative for its conference, Datacenter Dynamics London 2010.
Other findings were that 83 per cent of the respondents said they are concerned about the rising cost of purchasing carbon allowances and 81 per cent were concerned about the rising uncertainties surrounding the CRC scheme.
The scheme, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change "has been designed to raise awareness in large organisations, especially at senior level, and encourage changes in behaviour and infrastructure."
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
The eco-nuts will be happy
The Brits will be really bummed out in a few years when they finally figure out that global warming theory is a complete hoax.
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