WEBINAR: Data Centre Boom: we pay, they profit

The webinar is co-hosted by GetUp and Friends of the Earth

Big Tech is racing to build massive data centres across Australia, with 162 already operating and another 90 in the pipeline. They guzzle water and electricity, push up power bills, and are being fast-tracked through planning systems that lock out councils and residents.

Labor’s new framework was meant to rein this in. Instead it fast-tracks approvals, doesn’t require 100% renewable energy, and won’t rule out new gas plants to keep these centres running. It’s a green light for Big Tech and new demand for fossil fuels, dressed up as “AI in Australia’s interests”.

The webinar on the data centre boom, will include Labor’s regulation plan, and the new gas demand it could lock in

WHEN: Wednesday, 12 August | 6pm AEST (you will be sent the Zoom link tomorrow, 4 August

For more details and to register go to https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/big-tech/data-centres-webinar-4-aug-26/data-centre-boom-we-pay-they-profit?t=m7eKnDI05P&secure_token=e1a7b32019cf58ce47d1437457f6ddcc1f91a0d0b07e1b921c87dbae0b7471ea