Neither of these pieces mention that the Australian government's plan to mandate renewable energy growth for data centres involves the purchase of offsets that will almost certainly not actually result in a renewable build-out.
Deeply frustrating how this extremely important fact has just been wholesale erased from discourse on this.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/data-centre-power-hungry-demand-2036/107070852
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/albanese-seeks-to-quell-datacentre-disquiet-as-climate-expert-warns-weve-got-one-shot-to-get-the-rules-right
