silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 12 days 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 · 12 days agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresealhaslupus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·12 days 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-up8·12 days 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-up2·12 days agoBut friendlyjordies said labor was going to save us!
minus-squaredillekant@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 days 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”.