{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62c698ba05e339001287cf17/6a917ed71348fdc76196a465?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Data centres in Europe: can local opposition stop them?","description":"<p>Thirty billion euros. That’s how much the EU wants to mobilise to build data centres. But this ambition might run up against an obstacle. In recent years, protests against data centres have been emerging across the European Union.</p><p>Can local residents influence the AI race? And can Europe make progress on this issue without the support of local communities?</p><p><br></p><p>By <a href=\"https://www.europod.eu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Europod</a> in co-production with the <a href=\"https://spheranetwork.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sphera Network</a>.</p><p>This episode is based on an article written by Alberto Mesas for <a href=\"https://www.elsaltodiario.com/inteligencia-artificial/resistencia-centros-datos-vecinos-ayuntamientos-plantan-cara-multinacionales\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">El Salto</a> and an article written by Tommaso Proverbio for <a href=\"https://www.vdnews.it/tecnologia-e-scienza/2026/07/14/news/la-lotta-dal-basso-sta-bloccando-la-costruzione-di-diversi-data-center-ai-22354770/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">VD News</a> and is co-written with Hélène Pillon from <a href=\"https://www.medianes.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Médianes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/europodpodcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/europodpodcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Europod"}