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Aiming to achieve net-zero emissions and 24/7 carbon-free energy

At Google, our goal is to achieve net-zero emissions across all of our operations and value chain by 2030. We aim to reduce 50% of our combined Scope 1, 2 (market-based), and 3 absolute emissions (versus our 2019 baseline) before 2030, and plan to invest in nature-based and technology-based carbon removal solutions to neutralize our remaining emissions.

Our net-zero goal is supported by an ambitious clean energy goal to operate our offices and data centers on 24/7 carbon-free energy, such as solar and wind.1

In our third decade of climate action, we’ll continue to take a science-based approach to our efforts, while sharing our own lessons and progress with others. There are three main focus areas that make up our approach to our net-zero goal: reducing emissions across our operations and value chain, advancing carbon-free energy, and addressing our residual emissions with carbon removals.

Our key efforts

Our key efforts

Aiming to achieve net-zero emissions and 24/7 carbon-free energy

At Google, our goal is to achieve net-zero emissions across all of our operations and value chain by 2030. We aim to reduce 50% of our combined Scope 1, 2 (market-based), and 3 absolute emissions (versus our 2019 baseline) before 2030, and plan to invest in nature-based and technology-based carbon removal solutions to neutralize our remaining emissions.

Our net-zero goal is supported by an ambitious clean energy goal to operate our offices and data centers on 24/7 carbon-free energy, such as solar and wind.1

In our third decade of climate action, we’ll continue to take a science-based approach to our efforts, while sharing our own lessons and progress with others. There are three main focus areas that make up our approach to our net-zero goal: reducing emissions across our operations and value chain, advancing carbon-free energy, and addressing our residual emissions with carbon removals.

Measuring our carbon footprint

View of Google's Data Center in St. Ghislain, Belgium

Calculating and reporting our carbon footprint

Reducing carbon emissions

Wildflowers bloom around cooling towers at our Council Bluffs, Iowa data center

Our emissions reduction goal

View of the Dragonscale Solar paneled roof at Bay View

Energy-efficient and low-carbon facilities

A bird’s-eye view of the second floor workspace at Bay View shows how thousands of Googlers can be in a connected space with individual team neighborhoods under an inspiring canopy

Electrification at our offices

Three Google bikes sit outside of a buidling

Sustainable travel and commuting

Inside one of Google's supply chain factories

Supplier engagement

Advancing carbon-free energy

View of a next-generation geothermal site

Purchasing carbon-free energy

An offshore windmill in the ocean with a bright blue sky in the background

Accelerating new and improved technologies

Worker onsite at the next-generation geothermal site, in collaboration with clean-energy startup Fervo

Transforming the energy system through partnerships and advocacy

A solar installation in Rødby, Denmark

CFE investments

Managing residual emissions

Wind farm in snowy Maevaara, Sweden

Carbon removal solutions

Solar panels at the Acciona, Chile site

Strengthening carbon credit markets

Cover image of a white paper titled: Accelerating Climate Action at Google and Beyond

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Accelerating Climate Action at Google and Beyond

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    1 Carbon-free energy is any type of electricity generation that does not directly emit carbon dioxide, including (but not limited to) solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, and nuclear. Sustainable biomass and carbon capture and storage (CCS) are special cases considered on a case-by-case basis, but are often also considered carbon-free energy sources.