How Australia’s data centre lobby is winning its fight to freely pollute

Ketan Joshi · 14 Aug 2026

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Delaying the phase-out of coal and gas power plants causes far more deaths than phasing them out quickly.

Their wordsIf we don't stop using these power stations ASAP, the number of people killed by them will be far higher than if we phase them out quickly.
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Renewable energy offset schemes share the same fundamental flaw as carbon offsets in general.

Their wordsThis renewable energy offsetting suffers from the same fundamental problem as all offsets.
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Greenwashing embedded into legislation causes real deaths.

Their wordsGreenwashing, particularly when embedded deep into legislation, kills people.

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