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The AI Buildout is a Boon for the Fossil Fuel Industry w/ Ketan Joshi
Tech companies are working with the fossil fuel industry to push unnecessary data center projects while misrepresenting the climate impact — and governments are letting it all happen. Ketan Joshi joins Paris Marx to discuss how the data center buildout is driving a surge in fossil fuel investment, and how it’s all playing out in Australia.
Ketan Joshi is a climate writer and data analyst based in Oslo working with climate and environmental groups.
The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Support the show on Patreon.
Also mentioned in this episode:
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- Preorder Hyperscale to support Paris at hyperscalebook.com.
- Ketan wrote a report on how Big Tech is greenwashing their destructive climate impacts.
- Ketan worked with Greenpeace to put out a report on how NVIDIA is greenwashing to hide their climate impacts.
- Ketan worked with Greenpeace on a report that explores how Australia’s data center buildout is completely derailing their renewable energy transition.