It is the same politicians. What happened was that climate scientist went on them for a bit so they decided to just do something token. So they banned plastic drinking straws, but then the AI tech bros came along and they forgot about all of climate change and then now are super duper in favour of AI data centres because that’s who’s paying them.
The plastic drinking straw lobby didn’t have quite the same funds as the AI data centre lobby.
Politicians: Signs Paris Agreement to help curb global warming and climate change, invest in cleaner renewables to give the words a fighting chance.
Other “politicians”: Leaves agreement, cuts all renewables funding, gives massive tax breaks and subsidies to oil industry, allows data centers to poison local water supply and let locals pay the electric bill
All politicians are more than happy to do anything but cost rich people money. Some politicians want to win pro-environmental votes with useless dickery.
Not the same politicians
It is the same politicians. What happened was that climate scientist went on them for a bit so they decided to just do something token. So they banned plastic drinking straws, but then the AI tech bros came along and they forgot about all of climate change and then now are super duper in favour of AI data centres because that’s who’s paying them.
The plastic drinking straw lobby didn’t have quite the same funds as the AI data centre lobby.
Politicians: Signs Paris Agreement to help curb global warming and climate change, invest in cleaner renewables to give the words a fighting chance.
Other “politicians”: Leaves agreement, cuts all renewables funding, gives massive tax breaks and subsidies to oil industry, allows data centers to poison local water supply and let locals pay the electric bill
Yes the same politicians. Jared Polis signed the plastic pollution reduction act. He also signed the Colorado artificial intelligence act.
But what if China builds a terminator? We have to have our own terminator just in case /s
I don’t think that matters. The result is two contradictory laws.
All politicians are more than happy to do anything but cost rich people money. Some politicians want to win pro-environmental votes with useless dickery.