环保智库Verdant发布的研究显示，英国计划中的数据中心将直接创造约10,400个工作岗位，仅为科技行业游说组织TechUK声称的40,000多个岗位的四分之一1。根据Verdant的分析，已建成的数据中心每兆瓦能耗仅直接创造8.6个工作岗位，远低于TechUK所声称的43.7个1。更令人担忧的是，未来规模更大的项目可能每兆瓦仅创造1.6个永久就业机会1。
Verdant联合主任James Meadway对此表示："我们正被急速推入支持狂热的数据中心建设，理由极其不充分"1。英国政府AI部长Kanishka Narayan为快速推进AI数据中心建设进行了辩护，称："如果我们要真正实现英国价值观，不构建主权级数据中心容量是不可能的"1。政府方面还批评Verdant报告采用"误导性"的每兆瓦工作岗位指标1。英国绿党领导人Zack Polanski呼吁对数据中心建设进行"暂停"1。
A new analysis by environmental think tank Verdant challenges employment claims made by the technology industry regarding planned data centre development in the UK. 1 According to Verdant's research, all planned data centres will directly create approximately 10,400 jobs, a figure that represents less than a quarter of the over 40,000 positions claimed by TechUK, the sector's main lobbying organisation. 1 Verdant's assessment reveals that existing data centres have generated fewer than 4,400 direct jobs, with each megawatt of energy consumption producing only 8.6 jobs compared to TechUK's assertion of 43.7 jobs per megawatt. 1
The disparities become more pronounced when examining future projects. 1 Verdant projects that upcoming data centre schemes may create as few as 1.6 permanent jobs per megawatt, significantly lower than industry projections. 1 James Meadway, joint director of Verdant, stated: "We are being rushed into supporting a frenzy of data centre construction on extremely flimsy grounds." 1
The UK government has defended the rapid expansion of AI data centre infrastructure, with AI Minister Kanishka Narayan arguing that "building sovereign-scale data centre capacity is essential if we are to truly embody UK values." 1 However, the government dismissed Verdant's findings as employing "misleading" metrics based on jobs per megawatt. 1 Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for a "pause" on data centre construction. 1
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