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  Brazil’s Data Center Boom is Enabled by Renewables Firms w/ Laís Martins

  Brazil’s renewable energy is being exploited to justify unnecessary data center construction. Laís Martins joins Paris Marx to discuss why the renewable energy sector is behind a rise in Brazilian data center development, how this is impacting communities, and the ways this greenwashing is redirecting funding away from more socially progressive projects.

  Laís Martins is a technology reporter at The Intercept Brasil.

  The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Support the show on Patreon.

  Also mentioned in this episode:

  • Preorder Hyperscale to support Paris at Bookshop or find more links at hyperscalebook.com.
  • Laís has written about the connection between wind energy and data center construction.
  • Laís has written about the social impacts of the renewable energy driven data center build out in Brazil.

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