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I think most peep here on #Fedi already know this, but we can never get tired of saying it:” You probably could do worse than say that the March GDP figures suggest Australia’s economic growth will “push up power prices, prolong the use of polluting coal power stations, increase gas generation, and derail the progress we are making towards our climate goals”.

That quote, however, was not about the GDP but by the Climate Council talking about the boom in datacentres.” (Source: The Guardian)

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/jun/04/australia-datacentres-destroying-jobs-climate-economy-gdp

#DataCentres #ClimateCrisis #EmmisionTargets #FossilFuel #EnergyProduction #CostOfLiving #GasPowerGeneration #TaxGasSupperProfitsNow #BanDatacentresForGenAI
#EconomyGrowth #AusPol

Australia’s GDP figures are meaningless when the boom in datacentres means destroying jobs and the climate

In the March quarter Australia’s economy grew 0.3%. But the real issue is what drove that growth

The Guardian
Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. One province is at the epicentre
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-york-ai-data-centres-alberta-solomon-9.7222388?cmp=rss
Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. Alberta is at the epicentre
A new national AI strategy by the federal government this week comes at a time when the country is confronting a wave of new high-powered data centres, while public sentiment could be souring on the impacts of the new technology.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-york-ai-data-centres-alberta-solomon-9.7222388?cmp=rss
Dear #ScottishGovernment please ban ALL #datacentres from #Scotland
Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. One province is at the epicentre
A new national AI strategy by the federal government this week comes at a time when the country is confronting a wave of new high-powered data centres, while public sentiment could be souring on the impacts of the new technology.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-york-ai-data-centres-alberta-solomon-9.7222388?cmp=rss
Supersized data centres are coming to Canada. Alberta is at the epicentre
A new national AI strategy by the federal government this week comes at a time when the country is confronting a wave of new high-powered data centres, while public sentiment could be souring on the impacts of the new technology.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-york-ai-data-centres-alberta-solomon-9.7222388?cmp=rss

@bascule

I can't make my mind up.

Are #datacentres evil because as the article says they are mainly powered by local gas turbines?

or

Are the data centres evil because they suck all the power from the grid and the locals pay more?

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