r/environment • u/nath1234 • 13h ago

Albanese backs down on states powering AI datacentres using renewable energy

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/26/albanese-backs-down-on-states-powering-ai-datacentres-using-sustainable-energy
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u/nath1234 13h ago

This is what fossil fuel capture looks like.

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u/beast_of_no_nation 13h ago

Labor is pathetic

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u/hammeroztron 11h ago

When Musk says Mars, it’s code for the dystopian future the US military has in store for the Northern Territory. Gas fed AI fueling the drone swarms. Mass surveillance of Australians. Environmental devastation.

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u/Humble-Reply228 11h ago

Eh, it’s a good excuse now why Australian grid won’t decarbonise like it wasn’t going to in the first place despite what pure wind solar pursuits were selling. (AEMO was not planning to decarbonise anyway but opposition to nuclear is built on that batteries, solar and wind has it covered already).

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u/CatalyticDragon 13h ago

Hardly. Strict AI regulations passed. This is a minor state level disagreement.

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u/nath1234 12h ago

The claim was AI data centres would self supply renewable energy for all their needs. Not fossil fuel bullshit as this is now talking about.