The AI Buildout is a Boon for the Fossil Fuel Industry
Ketan Joshi
Notes
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.
Guest
Ketan Joshi is a climate writer and data analyst based in Oslo working with climate and environmental groups.
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- 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.