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 Hew...