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by ameesdotme 725 days ago
Just because the carrier of energy is source independent, doesn't mean the consumer of that energy is not responsible for the carbon emissions of its production. Since we're talking hundreds of TWh[1], the policies of those consumers can have a massive impact on global emissions.

[1] https://www.iea.org/energy-system/buildings/data-centres-and...