Australia’s largest data centre providers added more than 100,000 tonnes in emissions to the atmosphere last year, with new data showing the CO2 impact of the fast-growing market.
Annual emissions data released by the Clean Energy Regulator on Friday show emissions reached 1.78 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2023-24, surging 114,763 tonnes over the 12 months.
Total emissions from the country’s largest data centre providers is up almost 7 per cent on average, but growth on the whole is slowing from the double-digit climbs between 2018-19 and 2021-22.
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