moratorium

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More than 200 environmental groups in the US recently demanded a moratorium on new data centres in the country.

From BBC

A host of solar companies recently wrote to Congress complaining about “a nearly complete moratorium” on federal permitting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though the moratorium remains in effect, more changes to the prevailing legislative thinking on staircases could be coming soon.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023, Kenya introduced a moratorium on new developments in the Maasai Mara game reserve in response to concerns that poorly regulated tourism development was stifling the migration and ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We want a moratorium on further expansion of data centres until they pose no threat to our climate and carbon budgets," she said.

From Barron's