Probably just public relations. The public hyper focuses blame for carbon emissions on huge electricity consumers (e.g. datacenters, manufacturing, bitcoin min

Probably just public relations. The public hyper focuses blame for carbon emissions on huge electricity consumers (e.g. datacenters, manufacturing, bitcoin miners, etc) rather than on electricity producers who actually physically emit the carbon and is the obvious place to put pressure on in the form of carbon tax and incentives for renewables, storage, and carbon capture. Datacenters in particular have acquired a bad reputation in the public eye as dirty and bad for the planet for some reason. This isn't even a new trend. People were pearl clutching about PCs using too much energy back in the 90s. https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0531/6311070a.html?sh=6afd5f632580 https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0531/6311070a.html?sh=6af... Maybe it's because the utility of datacenters is a couple of orders removed from direct public benefit, unlike industries like chemical manufacturing, which is an order of magnitude more energy intensive but doesn't get the same public scrutiny. Maybe it's just because IT is the new kid on the block and easier for establishment political power to scapegoat.