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Poppy Johnston

SHOCKING: Fear data centres leaving energy transition worse off | Mind Blowing Facts

Australia has become the second-biggest destination for data centre investments worldwide. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Fresh criticism has been levelled at Australia's fast-growing data centre fleet for boosting fossil fuel output and delaying coal plant shutdowns, as the industry defends its sustainability record.

In a comprehensive report, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has interrogated the industry's environmental credentials, accusing it of failing to cover its own emissions with new solar and wind and "heaping massive new load" onto the grid.

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