About this episode

New York imposes a moratorium on large-scale data centres, impacting business and coinciding with new regulations in Australia.

New York becomes the first US state to impose a moratorium on building large-scale data centres. The measure, announced by New York's Governor Kathy Horchul, applies to all centres using 50MW or more of power and will remain in force for a year. We hear what the moratorium might mean for business. The announcement comes hours after Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese announces tougher rules for companies wanting to build data centres there. Elsewhere, the removal of a border fence separating southern Spain from the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar puts an end to border controls that have been in place for 118 years. And our correspondent Anna Holligan looks at Europe's largest freight port in Rotterdam, which is under pressure to be greener.

Topics covered

• data centres
• business regulation
• environmental impact
• international news
• border control

Keywords

• New York
• data centres
• moratorium
• business
• environment
• Gibraltar
• Rotterdam
• Anthony Albanese
• Kathy Horchul

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York, Australia, Gibraltar, Rotterdam, southern Spain

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