Amazon, AirTrunk drive data centre emissions to record high


Australia’s largest data centre operators recorded their steepest rise in carbon emissions since the end of the pandemic last year, with three companies driving a near 16 per cent surge in just 12 months.

As the government develops data centre principles to manage the growing energy and water demands of the sector, annual emissions data released on Friday shows the industry surpassed 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) …

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