Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Criticism of data center development on farmland and of rising electricity consumption
Statement made by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on May 27, 2026. Topic: Siting and Land. The observatory also publishes quotes from 9 other public figures on this topic.
planting mega data centers everywhere on our farmland does not allow any reduction in our consumption of oil or gas
Original quote (French)
planter partout des méga-data centers sur nos terres agricoles ne permet aucune réduction de notre consommation de pétrole ou de gazSource: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bruno Le Maire: Ten-year programming laws covering data centers, supercomputers and semiconductors
- Bruno Retailleau: Raising sovereign computing capacity to around 1 GW by 2030, then toward 4 GW in 2035-2038
- Delphine Batho: Subjecting the proliferation of data centers to collective debate
- Dominique de Villepin: Require priority siting of data centers on brownfield sites
- François Ruffin: Regulate data center siting by favoring French groups with state capital
- Gabriel Attal: Raising Europe's share of global computing power from 3% to 20%
- Marine Tondelier: Bringing data centers back within the scope of the Commission nationale du débat public
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Having mega data-processing and hosting centers that produce heat
- Xavier Bertrand: States that France can impose its conditions on data centers located on its soil
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