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If the levy was on data centres not consuming green energy sources, the backlash would be nil.
by Ensorceled 8y ago
If the levy was on data centres not consuming green energy sources, the backlash would be nil.
- jonas21 8y agoAgreed! In fact, many tech companies with large datacenters already use 100% renewable energy (or will soon). For example: [1] https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/environment/100-percent-renewable-energy/ https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/environment/100-per... [2] https://www.apple.com/environment/climate-change/ https://www.apple.com/environment/climate-change/ [3] https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/08/renewable-energy/ https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/08/renewable-energy/
- rakoo 8y agoA huge majority of the world's electricity emits tons of CO2 to be produced. Unless I'm mistaken, it seems datacenters would follow the same distribution