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Ehsan Noroozinejad, Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University

Australia’s backdown on data centres allows them to use energy from coal and gas. Here’s what that means

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It’s official: Australia’s data centre boom will not be solely powered by renewables.

At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the federal government softened its stance on using coal and gas to power energy-hungry data centres.

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