silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agoAustralian Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force states to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity usewww.smh.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkAustralian Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force states to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity usewww.smh.com.ausilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresealhaslupus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months agosounds good up front but the reality is much worse. https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260803-why-data-centre-greenwashing-is-about-to-explode
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoWell it is Labor, so they’re guaranteed to virtue signal progressive ideals while choosing the milquetoast neoliberal options, until all have been exhausted.
minus-squarekingofras@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoBut friendlyjordies said labor was going to save us!
minus-squaredillekant@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoYeah as soon as I read “offset” I’m like “oh, it’s creative accounting”.
sounds good up front but the reality is much worse.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260803-why-data-centre-greenwashing-is-about-to-explode
Well it is Labor, so they’re guaranteed to virtue signal progressive ideals while choosing the milquetoast neoliberal options, until all have been exhausted.
But friendlyjordies said labor was going to save us!
Yeah as soon as I read “offset” I’m like “oh, it’s creative accounting”.