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Stories and reports highlighting our progress toward a stronger, more resilient future

Transforming Mobility in Brazil

How Google's transportation solutions enable more efficient travel, saving residents time and money while helping reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

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Insights from our journey to create a delightfully repairable smartwatch

We’re publishing an AI playbook to help others with sustainability reporting.

We’re publishing an AI playbook to help others with sustainability reporting.

Android & Pixel's secondary market commitment

Investing in longevity: Android & Pixel's secondary market commitment

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AI Playbook for Sustainability Reporting

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The role of Granular Certificates in improving clean energy credibility and impact

How we’re using AI to help nature and people flourish together

How we’re using AI to help nature and people flourish together

Our new deal with Mombak is designed to accelerate the planet’s natural ability to remove CO2.

Our new deal with Mombak is designed to accelerate the planet’s natural ability to remove CO2.

Unlocking AI’s transformative potential to protect and restore nature

Unlocking AI’s transformative potential to protect and restore nature

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Learnings from our Việt Nam case study: Assessing biological ecosystems in consumer electronics supply chains

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Announcing the free Energy Assessment tool: Unlocking cost and emissions reductions for manufacturers

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Immerse yourself in nature: Introducing Pixel's “Wild Hokkaido” sound collection

The new Rio Branco Avenue in Rio

Driving a Sustainable Future: How Google’s Transportation Solutions are Helping Transform Mobility in Brazil

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Alphabet 2025 CDP Response

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AI for Nature. How AI can democratize and scale action on nature

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Assessing Biological Ecosystems in Consumer Electronics Supply Chains: Northern Việt Nam Case Study

How science and technology can help restore the atmosphere

How science and technology can help restore the atmosphere

Our new agreement with NextEra Energy will bring Iowa’s only nuclear plant back to life.

Our new agreement with NextEra Energy will bring Iowa’s only nuclear plant back to life.

Our first carbon capture and storage project

Our first carbon capture and storage project

A new water infrastructure project is increasing water security in Oregon.

A new water infrastructure project is increasing water security in Oregon.

More ways we're supporting device repair, plus a Pixel offer

More ways we're supporting device repair, plus a Pixel offer

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Restricted Substances Specification

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Google Nest Cam Indoor (wired, 3rd gen) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Cam Outdoor (wired, 2nd gen) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen) Product Environmental Report

We’re working with Vaulted to remove carbon and quantify superpollutants.

We’re working with Vaulted to remove carbon and quantify superpollutants.

How AI is helping 38 million farmers with advance weather predictions

How AI is helping 38 million farmers with advance weather predictions

Google is fighting water leaks in Belgium.

Google is fighting water leaks in Belgium.

We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.

We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.

Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint

Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint

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Calculating our AI energy consumption

Our first advanced nuclear reactor project with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority

Our first advanced nuclear reactor project with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority

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Fueling the future

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Next-gen power

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Nuclear power, reimagined

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Powering the next-generation of nuclear technologies

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The nuclear renaissance

How we’re making data centers more flexible to benefit power grids

How we’re making data centers more flexible to benefit power grids

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Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 10 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 10 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Buds 2a Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 4 (41mm) Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 4 (45mm) Product Environmental Report

Our first step into long-duration energy storage with Energy Dome

Our first step into long-duration energy storage with Energy Dome

Expanding energy capacity, innovation and opportunity in the AI-driven economy

Expanding energy capacity, innovation and opportunity in the AI-driven economy

How Lush and Google Cloud AI are reinventing retail checkout

How Lush and Google Cloud AI are reinventing retail checkout

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Our first air traffic control-led contrail avoidance trial

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2025 Supplier Responsibility Report

Our latest bet on a fusion-powered future

Our latest bet on a fusion-powered future

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Our bet on a fusion-powered future

Read Google’s 10th annual Environmental Report

Read Google’s 10th annual Environmental Report

New Maps updates to help you get around Europe more sustainably

New Maps updates to help you get around Europe more sustainably

How we’re advancing water stewardship in Taiwan

How we’re advancing water stewardship in Taiwan

We’re investing for a cleaner energy future with TAE Technologies, a leading nuclear fusion company.

We’re investing for a cleaner energy future with TAE Technologies, a leading nuclear fusion company.

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Alphabet’s 2025 (FY2024) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2025 Environmental Report

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2025 European Union NFRD Report

We're supporting efficient irrigation technology to improve watershed health in North and South Carolina.

We're supporting efficient irrigation technology to improve watershed health in North and South Carolina.

Our project to reduce traffic emissions with AI has expanded to more than 100 intersections in Boston.

Our project to reduce traffic emissions with AI has expanded to more than 100 intersections in Boston.

Our first-of-its-kind partnership for clean energy has been approved in Nevada.

Our first-of-its-kind partnership for clean energy has been approved in Nevada.

Startups powering the future of energy in Europe & Israel

Startups powering the future of energy in Europe & Israel

We’re announcing two new partnerships to eliminate superpollutants and help the atmosphere.

We’re announcing two new partnerships to eliminate superpollutants and help the atmosphere.

We’re extending the lifespan of the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

We’re extending the lifespan of the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

15 startups using AI to protect, restore and conserve nature

15 startups using AI to protect, restore and conserve nature

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Alphabet’s 2024 Conflict Minerals Report

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2024 Statement Against Modern Slavery

Investing in workforce, energy infrastructure and the policies needed to power the AI opportunity

Investing in workforce, energy infrastructure and the policies needed to power the AI opportunity

We’re adding to our carbon-free energy portfolio in Taiwan, with our first offshore wind deal in Asia Pacific.

We’re adding to our carbon-free energy portfolio in Taiwan, with our first offshore wind deal in Asia Pacific.

Our investment in AI-powered solutions for the electric grid

Our investment in AI-powered solutions for the electric grid

The AI opportunity for Europe’s climate goals

The AI opportunity for Europe’s climate goals

The latest AI news we announced in March

The latest AI news we announced in March

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How Google Earth Pro helps clean energy development

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How solar companies are partnering with Google to make installations faster and more affordable

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Google’s Enabled Emissions Reduction Principles

4 new partnerships to help water stewardship and sustainable farming

4 new partnerships to help water stewardship and sustainable farming

Inside the launch of FireSat, a system to find wildfires earlier

Inside the launch of FireSat, a system to find wildfires earlier

New AI Collaboratives to take action on wildfires and food insecurity

New AI Collaboratives to take action on wildfires and food insecurity

The first FireSat satellite has launched to help detect smaller wildfires earlier.

The first FireSat satellite has launched to help detect smaller wildfires earlier.

We're supporting regenerative agriculture to improve watershed health in Oklahoma.

We're supporting regenerative agriculture to improve watershed health in Oklahoma.

Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy applications are open

Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy applications are open

The latest AI news we announced in February

The latest AI news we announced in February

3 new ways we’re working to protect and restore nature using AI

3 new ways we’re working to protect and restore nature using AI

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2025 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

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Pixel 9a Product Environmental Report

We’re partnering on two projects to support watershed health in Tennessee.

We’re partnering on two projects to support watershed health in Tennessee.

Advanced Flood Hub features for aid organizations and governments

Advanced Flood Hub features for aid organizations and governments

Our progress to accelerate carbon removal solutions

Our progress to accelerate carbon removal solutions

Google is supporting new solar projects in Oklahoma.

Google is supporting new solar projects in Oklahoma.

We’re announcing our first partnerships to scale biochar for CO2 removal.

We’re announcing our first partnerships to scale biochar for CO2 removal.

60 of our biggest AI announcements in 2024

60 of our biggest AI announcements in 2024

6 unique ways we advanced energy solutions in 2024

6 unique ways we advanced energy solutions in 2024

Our new deal to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by crushing rocks

Our new deal to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by crushing rocks

A new approach to data center and clean energy growth

A new approach to data center and clean energy growth

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2024 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

A closer look at Google's first mass timber building

A closer look at Google's first mass timber building

9 ways AI is advancing science

9 ways AI is advancing science

How we’re helping partners with improved and expanded AI-based flood forecasting

How we’re helping partners with improved and expanded AI-based flood forecasting

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Alphabet 2024 CDP Climate Change Response

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2024 Supplier Responsibility Report

New paths for clean energy in Asia-Pacific

New paths for clean energy in Asia-Pacific

8 ways we’re using AI to help cities be more sustainable

8 ways we’re using AI to help cities be more sustainable

New nuclear clean energy agreement with Kairos Power

New nuclear clean energy agreement with Kairos Power

7 pieces of AI news we announced in September

7 pieces of AI news we announced in September

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Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) Product Environmental Report

Our work to build a more sustainable future in Nebraska

Our work to build a more sustainable future in Nebraska

A breakthrough in wildfire detection: How a new constellation of satellites can detect smaller wildfires earlier

A breakthrough in wildfire detection: How a new constellation of satellites can detect smaller wildfires earlier

Our first-of-its-kind direct air capture deal forges a path to lower costs

Our first-of-its-kind direct air capture deal forges a path to lower costs

How we’re using AI to help cities tackle extreme heat

How we’re using AI to help cities tackle extreme heat

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Our approach to consumer hardware carbon footprint reduction

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Consumer Hardware Carbon Reduction Guide

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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Product Environmental Report

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Google TV Streamer (4K) Product Environmental Report

New ways we're advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.

New ways we're advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.

How we made our hardware packaging 100% plastic-free

How we made our hardware packaging 100% plastic-free

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The power of sound: Introducing Pixel’s new birdsong collection

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Google Pixel Watch 3 (41mm) Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 3 (45mm) Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Pro Fold Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Pro XL Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 9 Product Environmental Report

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Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide 2.0

Wildfire boundary maps expand to new countries in Europe and Africa

Wildfire boundary maps expand to new countries in Europe and Africa

How Google uses AI to reduce stop-and-go traffic on your route — and fight fuel emissions

How Google uses AI to reduce stop-and-go traffic on your route — and fight fuel emissions

Our 2024 Environmental Report

Our 2024 Environmental Report

Our investment to accelerate clean energy in Asia Pacific

Our investment to accelerate clean energy in Asia Pacific

El Romero solar farm in Chile (80 MW for Google)

AI-powered pathways: Advancing SDG7 for a sustainable energy future

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Green and intelligent: The global economy in the 21st century

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Harnessing AI to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals

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Alphabet’s 2023 Conflict Minerals Report

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Alphabet’s 2024 (FY2023) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2024 Environmental Report

Our latest efforts to help California’s monarch butterflies

Our latest efforts to help California’s monarch butterflies

How we're working with utilities to create a new model for clean energy

How we're working with utilities to create a new model for clean energy

Support for European and Israeli startups working on AI and climate solutions

Support for European and Israeli startups working on AI and climate solutions

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Sharing insights from our ongoing journey to create more sustainable product packaging

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2024 European Union NFRD Report

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Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide

We’re launching a new coalition to scale nature-based carbon removal

We’re launching a new coalition to scale nature-based carbon removal

Our first offsite heat recovery project lands in Finland

Our first offsite heat recovery project lands in Finland

See the winners of our Single-Use Plastics Challenge

See the winners of our Single-Use Plastics Challenge

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2023 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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Fitbit Ace LTE Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 8a Product Environmental Report

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Pixel Tablet Product Environmental Report

How we're supporting watershed health in southern Nevada

How we're supporting watershed health in southern Nevada

How Chromebooks can support your school's Earth Day goals

How Chromebooks can support your school's Earth Day goals

Earth Week 2024: How we’re working with climate startups on sustainability

Earth Week 2024: How we’re working with climate startups on sustainability

New ways to power up your electric vehicle adventures with Google Maps

New ways to power up your electric vehicle adventures with Google Maps

Find more sustainable ways to get around, with new Maps and Search updates

Find more sustainable ways to get around, with new Maps and Search updates

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Improving Energy Data Access and Transparency for the Clean Energy Transition

How we're supporting our commitment to water stewardship

How we're supporting our commitment to water stewardship

Learn about freshwater on World Water Day

Learn about freshwater on World Water Day

How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale

How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale

A new initiative with Microsoft and Nucor to accelerate advanced clean electricity technologies

A new initiative with Microsoft and Nucor to accelerate advanced clean electricity technologies

What's cooking: How Hellmann's is using Google Cloud AI to turn leftovers into meals

What's cooking: How Hellmann's is using Google Cloud AI to turn leftovers into meals

Our work to build a more sustainable future in Arizona

Our work to build a more sustainable future in Arizona

Our pledge to support carbon removal solutions

Our pledge to support carbon removal solutions

Learn about wildlife conservation with Rewild the World

Learn about wildlife conservation with Rewild the World

Welcome to St. John’s Terminal, our new home in New York City

Welcome to St. John’s Terminal, our new home in New York City

How satellites, algorithms and AI can help map and trace methane sources

How satellites, algorithms and AI can help map and trace methane sources

Getting closer to a carbon-free future: Our largest offshore wind projects to date

Getting closer to a carbon-free future: Our largest offshore wind projects to date

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Making proactive safer chemistry a standard operating procedure

10 ways to be more sustainable with Google in 2024

10 ways to be more sustainable with Google in 2024

Megan Pell, a Rush Hour Rewards user from Michigan is seen in front of her Google Nest Thermostat in her house

One click away: Your home’s thermostat can save energy and the grid

A group photo of the Single-Use Plastics Challenge finalists

Tackling single-use plastics: How 5 innovative companies rise to the challenge

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Google & Repairability

Discover the link between climate change and freshwater availability

Discover the link between climate change and freshwater availability

A first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now operational

A first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now operational

How Google's data centers help Europe meet its sustainability goals

How Google's data centers help Europe meet its sustainability goals

Accelerating climate action with AI

Accelerating climate action with AI

Boosting sustainable solutions from Sweden

Boosting sustainable solutions from Sweden

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Accelerating Climate Action with AI

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2023 Supplier Responsibility Report

New ways we’re helping reduce transportation and energy emissions

New ways we’re helping reduce transportation and energy emissions

Our global progress toward a sustainable future

Our global progress toward a sustainable future

Nuevas formas en las que ayudamos a reducir emisiones de transporte y energía

Nuevas formas en las que ayudamos a reducir emisiones de transporte y energía

Sustainable with Google: Our progress toward a sustainable future

Sustainable with Google: Our progress toward a sustainable future

How we’re using AI to combat floods, wildfires and extreme heat

How we’re using AI to combat floods, wildfires and extreme heat

Project Green Light’s work to reduce urban emissions using AI

Project Green Light’s work to reduce urban emissions using AI

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Fitbit Charge 6 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Watch 2 Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 8 Pro Product Environmental Report

Cover image of the Pixel 8 Product Environmental Report

Pixel 8 Product Environmental Report

How 4 historic buildings became Google workspaces

How 4 historic buildings became Google workspaces

How we can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies

How we can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies

Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates

Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates

Google’s clean energy progress in Ireland

Google’s clean energy progress in Ireland

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CircularNet: How Recykal built Asia’s largest circular economy marketplace using Google AI

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Reducing Waste and Empowering Students: How an Oklahoma school is breathing new life into Chromebooks

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A proactive approach to safer product materials

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The Corporate Role in Accelerating Advanced Clean Electricity Technologies

New sustainability tools help businesses and cities map environmental information

New sustainability tools help businesses and cities map environmental information

How do offices run on 24/7 clean energy?

How do offices run on 24/7 clean energy?

How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails

How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails

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Alphabet’s 2023 CDP Climate Change Response

Our 2023 Environmental Report

Our 2023 Environmental Report

6 women leading the fight against climate change

6 women leading the fight against climate change

Google.org’s new grant to help track permafrost thaw

Google.org’s new grant to help track permafrost thaw

6 mujeres lideran la lucha contra el cambio climático

6 mujeres lideran la lucha contra el cambio climático

A new advisory committee to improve flight emission estimates

A new advisory committee to improve flight emission estimates

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Alphabet’s 2023 (FY2022) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2023 Environmental Report

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2023 Environmental Report: Executive Summary

Our support for early warning systems

Our support for early warning systems

Helping California’s monarch butterflies: an update

Helping California’s monarch butterflies: an update

7 ways we’re helping to reduce plastic pollution

7 ways we’re helping to reduce plastic pollution

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2022 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2022 Norwegian Transparency Act Statement

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Pixel Fold Product Environmental Report

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Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock Product Environmental Report

A sustainable solution helped a small town cool its data center

A sustainable solution helped a small town cool its data center

Helping more people stay safe with flood forecasting

Helping more people stay safe with flood forecasting

How 4 startups are using AI to solve climate change challenges

How 4 startups are using AI to solve climate change challenges

Advancing AI for societal impact with Tel Aviv University

Advancing AI for societal impact with Tel Aviv University

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Alphabet’s 2022 Conflict Minerals Report

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2023 European Union NFRD Report

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Pixel 7a Product Environmental Report

How we’re helping everyone benefit from the transition to clean energy

How we’re helping everyone benefit from the transition to clean energy

An open invitation to help reduce plastic waste

An open invitation to help reduce plastic waste

Listen in to help scientists protecting coral reefs

Listen in to help scientists protecting coral reefs

Our progress in stewarding clean energy in Europe

Our progress in stewarding clean energy in Europe

A look at how we’re building more sustainable hardware

A look at how we’re building more sustainable hardware

See the planet change with new imagery in Google Earth Timelapse

See the planet change with new imagery in Google Earth Timelapse

13 NGOs tackling sustainability challenges in Asia Pacific

13 NGOs tackling sustainability challenges in Asia Pacific

How we’re helping people and cities adapt to extreme heat

How we’re helping people and cities adapt to extreme heat

3 ways we’re tackling water challenges in India

3 ways we’re tackling water challenges in India

Apply now for our new Carbon Removal Research Awards

Apply now for our new Carbon Removal Research Awards

Building more accurate and effective greenhouse gas accounting

Building more accurate and effective greenhouse gas accounting

A call for boosting sustainable solutions in Sweden

A call for boosting sustainable solutions in Sweden

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Announcing the Google Carbon Removal Research Award

New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable

New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable

How startups are supporting the circular economy

How startups are supporting the circular economy

An update on our clean energy progress in 2022

An update on our clean energy progress in 2022

5 sustainability updates from 2022 that are good for you — and the Earth

5 sustainability updates from 2022 that are good for you — and the Earth

Two startup accelerators focused on climate change

Two startup accelerators focused on climate change

How startups can help build a sustainable future

How startups can help build a sustainable future

A year of clean energy momentum in Europe

A year of clean energy momentum in Europe

Helping to solve for sustainability in Asia Pacific

Helping to solve for sustainability in Asia Pacific

Our commitment to climate-conscious data center cooling

Our commitment to climate-conscious data center cooling

Saving water in L.A., one leaky toilet at a time

Saving water in L.A., one leaky toilet at a time

How we're using AI to help address the climate crisis

How we're using AI to help address the climate crisis

Accelerating climate action at Google and beyond

Accelerating climate action at Google and beyond

Helping to create a more resilient Europe

Helping to create a more resilient Europe

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Accelerating Climate Action at Google and Beyond: A Progress Update

How we’re restoring native habitats in Silicon Valley

How we’re restoring native habitats in Silicon Valley

Climate action in Europe: Moving from pledges to progress

Climate action in Europe: Moving from pledges to progress

How carbon-free energy around the clock can work

How carbon-free energy around the clock can work

Support a clean energy future with Nest Renew

Support a clean energy future with Nest Renew

A new accelerator for circular economy startups and nonprofits

A new accelerator for circular economy startups and nonprofits

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Digital Decarbonisation: How the digital sector is supporting climate action

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Google Pixel Watch Product Environmental Report

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Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) Product Environmental Report

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Nest Wifi Pro Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 7 Pro Product Environmental Report

Cover image of the Pixel 7 Product Environmental Report

Pixel 7 Product Environmental Report

New ways to make more sustainable choices

New ways to make more sustainable choices

4 new updates that make Maps look and feel more like the real world

4 new updates that make Maps look and feel more like the real world

New Chromebooks built with sustainability in mind

New Chromebooks built with sustainability in mind

Find more sustainable travel options with new search tools

Find more sustainable travel options with new search tools

More ways to drive sustainably and save money with Google Maps

More ways to drive sustainably and save money with Google Maps

Cover image of a white paper titled: The CFE Manager: A New Model for Driving Decarbonization Impact

The CFE Manager: A New Model for Driving Decarbonization Impact

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Chromecast with Google TV (HD) Product Environmental Report

Ask a Techspert: How does a building become “water positive”?

Ask a Techspert: How does a building become “water positive”?

Dr. Von Nguyen’s temperature check on public health

Dr. Von Nguyen’s temperature check on public health

How Sidewalk Labs is helping make cities more sustainable in 2022

How Sidewalk Labs is helping make cities more sustainable in 2022

Googlers for climate: meet Lisa Arendt

Googlers for climate: meet Lisa Arendt

An adult and a chile walk down a dirt path in a national park lined by greenery

Empowering opportunity: Supporting peace and preservation in Garamba

Man in a yellow reflector vest and baseball hat carries a device out of a home to be recycled

Lowering emotional barriers to e-waste recycling for supply chain sustainability

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Rethinking supply chain packaging to reduce upstream waste

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Helping to protect our people—and planet—through safer chemistry and responsible management

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Alphabet’s 2022 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2022 Sustainability Bond Impact Report

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Alphabet’s 2022 Sustainability Bond Assurance Letter

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2022 Supplier Responsibility Report

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Pixel 6a Product Environmental Report

It’s electric! 6 lessons from our largest electric kitchen

It’s electric! 6 lessons from our largest electric kitchen

A search for bold ideas to drive climate action

A search for bold ideas to drive climate action

Helping farmers with cloud technology, up close and global

Helping farmers with cloud technology, up close and global

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Alphabet’s 2022 (FY2021) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2022 Environmental Report

Bay View is open — the first campus built by Google

Bay View is open — the first campus built by Google

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Alphabet’s 2021 Conflict Minerals Report

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2022 European Union NFRD Report

Take a bite out of these scrappy recipes from Google chefs

Take a bite out of these scrappy recipes from Google chefs

Meet 11 startups working to combat climate change

Meet 11 startups working to combat climate change

For Earth Day, an update on our commitments

For Earth Day, an update on our commitments

Data Commons: Making sustainability data accessible

Data Commons: Making sustainability data accessible

The city using Google tools for environmental education

The city using Google tools for environmental education

A space for connection in King's Cross

A space for connection in King's Cross

Coming soon: More ways to repair your Pixel phone

Coming soon: More ways to repair your Pixel phone

The power of recycling: Turning searches into store visits

The power of recycling: Turning searches into store visits

Cover image of a white paper titled: CEOs are Ready to Fund a Sustainable Transformation

CEOs are Ready to Fund a Sustainable Transformation

Cover image of a white paper titled: A Policy Roadmap for 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy

A Policy Roadmap for 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy

Taking the Living Building Challenge to the next level

Taking the Living Building Challenge to the next level

Two new pledges to reduce food loss and waste at Google

Two new pledges to reduce food loss and waste at Google

This World Wildlife Day, the key word is adapt

This World Wildlife Day, the key word is adapt

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Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Full Report

The Chromebook repair program: A sustainable fix for schools

The Chromebook repair program: A sustainable fix for schools

Go even greener this holiday season

Go even greener this holiday season

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2021 Environmental Report

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2021 Supplier Responsibility Report

Helping fashion brands make more sustainable decisions

Helping fashion brands make more sustainable decisions

What should we do with old electronics?

What should we do with old electronics?

Reducing city transport emissions with Maps and AI

Reducing city transport emissions with Maps and AI

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Using blockchain to advance minerals traceability with LuNa Smelter

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Electronics Hibernation: Understanding Barriers to Consumer Participation in Electronics Recycling Services

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Environmental Insights Explorer: Reducing Global Emissions with Actional Data and Insights

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Google Maps Eco-Friendly Routing: How it works

Opening up COP26 to the world with Google Arts & Culture

Opening up COP26 to the world with Google Arts & Culture

Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar

Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar

Climate change is humanity’s next big moonshot

Climate change is humanity’s next big moonshot

Restor helps anyone be a part of ecological restoration

Restor helps anyone be a part of ecological restoration

Support clean energy right from home with Nest Renew

Support clean energy right from home with Nest Renew

Find flights with lower carbon emissions

Find flights with lower carbon emissions

Te ofrecemos más opciones sustentables con Google

Te ofrecemos más opciones sustentables con Google

Giving you more sustainable choices with Google

Giving you more sustainable choices with Google

3 new ways to navigate more sustainably with Maps

3 new ways to navigate more sustainably with Maps

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Nest Cam (indoor, wired) Product environmental report

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Pixel 6 Pro Product Environmental Report

Cover image of the Pixel 6 Product Environmental Report

Pixel 6 Product Environmental Report

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Supporting a Clean Energy Future with Nest Renew

How 5 cities plan to use Tree Canopy to fight climate change

How 5 cities plan to use Tree Canopy to fight climate change

Building a sustainable future for travel

Building a sustainable future for travel

An Interspecies Assembly in New York

An Interspecies Assembly in New York

Our commitment to water stewardship

Our commitment to water stewardship

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Google Water Stewardship: Accelerating positive change at Google, and beyond

A blueprint for clean energy in Europe

A blueprint for clean energy in Europe

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Alphabet’s 2020 Sustainability Bond Framework

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Alphabet’s 2021 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2021 Sustainability Bond Impact Report

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Alphabet’s 2021 Sustainability Bond Assurance Letter

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Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery) Product environmental report

Cover image of the Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, wired option) Product Environmental Report

Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, wired option) Product environmental report

Cover image of the Nest Doorbell (battery) Product Environmental Report

Nest Doorbell (battery) Product environmental report

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Nest Doorbell (wired option) Product environmental report

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Pixel 5a with 5G Product Environmental Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Executive Summary

Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Executive Summary

Doing our part for California’s monarch butterflies

Doing our part for California’s monarch butterflies

A marine biologist uses Maps to explore under the sea

A marine biologist uses Maps to explore under the sea

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Carbon-free Energy Performance at Google Data Centers (2021)

Cover image of the 2021 Statement Against Modern Slavery

2021 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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Alphabet’s 2021 (FY2020) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2021 European Union NFRD Report

Street by street: How we’re mapping air quality in Europe

Street by street: How we’re mapping air quality in Europe

We now do more computing where there’s cleaner energy

We now do more computing where there’s cleaner energy

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Alphabet’s 2020 Conflict Minerals Report

A Matter of Impact: April updates from Google.org

A Matter of Impact: April updates from Google.org

Trash to treasure: How Google thinks about deconstruction

Trash to treasure: How Google thinks about deconstruction

Mountaineering to Maps: Rebecca Moore’s fight for the planet

Mountaineering to Maps: Rebecca Moore’s fight for the planet

3 ways to find and support eco-friendly places on Maps

3 ways to find and support eco-friendly places on Maps

A whale of a tale about responsibility and AI

A whale of a tale about responsibility and AI

How we’re minimizing AI’s carbon footprint

How we’re minimizing AI’s carbon footprint

New progress toward our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal

New progress toward our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal

Heartbeat of the Earth: interpreting our planet’s data

Heartbeat of the Earth: interpreting our planet’s data

El tiempo vuela en la mayor actualización de Google Earth en años

El tiempo vuela en la mayor actualización de Google Earth en años

Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years

Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years

3 ways Liza Goldberg uses Timelapse to explore the planet

3 ways Liza Goldberg uses Timelapse to explore the planet

These 11 organizations are building a greener Europe

These 11 organizations are building a greener Europe

How we’re working with governments on climate goals

How we’re working with governments on climate goals

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24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Explainer

How my startup uses AI to reimagine water utilities

How my startup uses AI to reimagine water utilities

How we’re supporting startups combating climate change

How we’re supporting startups combating climate change

Our 2020 environmental report

Our 2020 environmental report

Jaguar

Wildlife Insights helps capture the beauty of biodiversity, as well as its fragility

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Nest Hub (2nd generation) Product environmental report

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24/7 Carbon-Free Energy: Methodologies and Metrics

Image showing the stages of build using recycled materials for the Pixel housing

The alchemy of aluminum: Pioneering a new recycled alloy for our products

Aerial image of Congolese artist Mugabo working with friends on his mixed media piece.

Rise to power: Congolese artists speak their truth in Ukweli documentary

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2020 Supplier Responsibility Report

Cleaner data centers, batteries included

Cleaner data centers, batteries included

A new podcast explores the unseen world of data centers

A new podcast explores the unseen world of data centers

Creating new tree shade with the power of AI and aerial imagery

Creating new tree shade with the power of AI and aerial imagery

Rachel Malarich is planting a better future, tree by tree

Rachel Malarich is planting a better future, tree by tree

Introducing Google News Initiative Conversations

Introducing Google News Initiative Conversations

Female worker in a Bangkok, Thailand facility

Journey through our supply chain

Our next steps on the journey to sustainable hardware

Our next steps on the journey to sustainable hardware

The new Nest Thermostat: more energy savings for more people

The new Nest Thermostat: more energy savings for more people

How we're supporting climate action in European cities

How we're supporting climate action in European cities

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Google Wifi 2020 Product Environmental Report

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Nest Audio Product Environmental Report

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Nest Thermostat 2020 Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 4a (5G) Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 5 Product Environmental Report

Supporting a greener future in Europe

Supporting a greener future in Europe

Cities: where climate action can have the most impact

Cities: where climate action can have the most impact

Our third decade of climate action: Realizing a carbon-free future

Our third decade of climate action: Realizing a carbon-free future

A big step for flood forecasts in India and Bangladesh

A big step for flood forecasts in India and Bangladesh

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24/7 by 2030: Realizing a Carbon-free Future

Cover image of a white paper titled: Google’s Third Decade of Climate Action

Google’s Third Decade of Climate Action

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Chromecast with Google TV Product Environmental Report

Cover image of Alphabet’s 2020 CDP Climate Change Response

Alphabet’s 2020 CDP Climate Change Response

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Accelerating The Circular Economy Through Commercial Deconstruction and Reuse

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Pixel 4a Product Environmental Report

How to grow a “living” building

How to grow a “living” building

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Alphabet’s 2020 (FY2019) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

Heartbeat of the Earth: artists explore climate data

Heartbeat of the Earth: artists explore climate data

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2020 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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Carbon-free Energy Performance at Google Data Centers (2020)

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2020 European Union NFRD Report

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Alphabet’s 2019 Conflict Minerals Report

Sustainable living tips for life at home

Sustainable living tips for life at home

Our data centers now work harder when the sun shines and wind blows

Our data centers now work harder when the sun shines and wind blows

Explore new sites, relive old hikes for National Park Week

Explore new sites, relive old hikes for National Park Week

Tips for learning at home with Google Earth

Tips for learning at home with Google Earth

50 billion reasons Nest is saying thank you this Earth Day

50 billion reasons Nest is saying thank you this Earth Day

11 startups addressing global problems—here’s how we’re helping

11 startups addressing global problems—here’s how we’re helping

Data centers are more energy efficient than ever

Data centers are more energy efficient than ever

All for one, one for Earth: Using geospatial tools to create positive change in India

All for one, one for Earth: Using geospatial tools to create positive change in India

Cover image of the 2020 Environmental Report

2020 Environmental Report

AI’s killer (whale) app

AI’s killer (whale) app

Using AI to find where the wild things are

Using AI to find where the wild things are

How we power climate insights and action

How we power climate insights and action

Uniting to address plastic waste and pollution

Uniting to address plastic waste and pollution

It should be the goal of every business to protect our planet

It should be the goal of every business to protect our planet

Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact

Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact

Supporting social impact startups

Supporting social impact startups

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Nest Wifi Point Product Environmental Report

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Nest Wifi Router Product Environmental Report

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Stadia Controller Product Environmental Report

Made by Google, manufactured with clean energy

Made by Google, manufactured with clean energy

Fighting climate change with new data

Fighting climate change with new data

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

From pilot to power: Gathering clean energy momentum in the Congo

Nest Thermostat above plants

Partnering with suppliers to create better recycled plastic

Remanufacturing facility in Amsterdam, NL

Building an energy-efficient, low-carbon supply chain

Google devices

Supply chain meets blockchain for end-to-end mineral tracking

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Accelerating Renewable Energy Purchasing Through Auctions

Cover image of the Nest Mini 2nd Gen Product Environmental Report

Nest Mini 2nd Gen Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 4 Product Environmental Report

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Pixel 4 XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixelbook Go Product Environmental Report

Neha Palmer keeps Google's data centers green

Neha Palmer keeps Google's data centers green

Our commitment to ensure a sustainable future for all

Our commitment to ensure a sustainable future for all

Our biggest renewable energy purchase ever

Our biggest renewable energy purchase ever

2,602 uses of AI for social good, and what we learned from them

2,602 uses of AI for social good, and what we learned from them

Wind Farm in Minco, OK

The Internet is 24x7—carbon-free energy should be too

The inside of a long hallway inside a modern business building.

The journey toward healthier materials

Accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition

Accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition

An environmental nonprofit takes on AI "sprint week"

An environmental nonprofit takes on AI "sprint week"

Our hardware sustainability commitments

Our hardware sustainability commitments

Google’s Booth at European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna, Austria 2019 designed by Dusty Reid, marketing event manager for Google Earth

How to build an event booth out of old barns and bicycle tires

Cover image of a white paper titled: Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy: AI as a Tool to Accelerate the Transition

Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy: AI as a Tool to Accelerate the Transition

Cover image of Alphabet's 2019 CDP Climate Change Response

Alphabet’s 2019 CDP Climate Change Response

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2019 Environmental Report

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Google Nest Hello Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Cam IQ Outdoor Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Protect (Battery) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Protect (Wired) Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat E - Europe Product Environmental Report

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Google Nest Learning Thermostat E - North America Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3a Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3a XL Product Environmental Report

Real-time bikeshare information in Google Maps rolls out to 24 cities

Real-time bikeshare information in Google Maps rolls out to 24 cities

A circular Google in a sustainable world

A circular Google in a sustainable world

New views of beauty and fragility in underwater Street View

New views of beauty and fragility in underwater Street View

Whale songs and AI, for everyone to explore

Whale songs and AI, for everyone to explore

100 percent renewable energy, for the second year in a row

100 percent renewable energy, for the second year in a row

Working to map the air everywhere and help #BeatAirPollution

Working to map the air everywhere and help #BeatAirPollution

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2019 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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A Circular Google in a Sustainable World

Cover image of the 2019 European Union NFRD Report

2019 European Union NFRD Report

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Alphabet’s 2019 (FY2018) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

How AI could tackle a problem shared by a billion people

How AI could tackle a problem shared by a billion people

Collaborating to protect nearly anonymous animals

Collaborating to protect nearly anonymous animals

Street View cars measure Amsterdam’s air quality

Street View cars measure Amsterdam’s air quality

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Nest Hub Max Product Environmental Report

After school, this teen tracks climate change with NASA

After school, this teen tracks climate change with NASA

Why "healthy" materials are key to Google's new buildings

Why "healthy" materials are key to Google's new buildings

Get lost in the new Earth Timelapse, now on mobile

Get lost in the new Earth Timelapse, now on mobile

From food waste to tasty treats in Google’s kitchens

From food waste to tasty treats in Google’s kitchens

Finding a place to charge your EV is easy with Google Maps

Finding a place to charge your EV is easy with Google Maps

Steps toward a more sustainable future

Steps toward a more sustainable future

Visit the U.S. National Parks in Google Earth

Visit the U.S. National Parks in Google Earth

Grown in the Netherlands, Google Tulip communicates with plants

Grown in the Netherlands, Google Tulip communicates with plants

A new app to map and monitor the world's freshwater supply

A new app to map and monitor the world's freshwater supply

Machine learning can boost the value of wind energy

Machine learning can boost the value of wind energy

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2019 Responsible Supply Chain Report

The movement to power Puerto Rico with the sun

The movement to power Puerto Rico with the sun

AI can accelerate the shift to a more sustainable future

AI can accelerate the shift to a more sustainable future

Let the sunshine in: opening the market for more renewable energy in Asia

Let the sunshine in: opening the market for more renewable energy in Asia

Why we’re putting 1.6 million solar panels in Tennessee and Alabama

Why we’re putting 1.6 million solar panels in Tennessee and Alabama

Nest E Thermostat

Nest uses energy-saving technology to relieve the low-income energy burden

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Alphabet’s 2018 (FY2017) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

A tale of a whale song

A tale of a whale song

AI for Social Good

AI for Social Good

Reimagining the Google supply chain

Reimagining the Google supply chain

The Internet is 24x7. Carbon-free energy should be too.

The Internet is 24x7. Carbon-free energy should be too.

Congo sunset

More than mining: Supporting economic opportunity in the Congo with clean energy

Two men, one throwing the peace sign, the other one laughing.

Revealing the realities of mining with VR

Worker assembling product parts

Made by me

A worker builds a consumer hardware product.

Safer chemistry for healthy manufacturing

A glimpse at one of our supplier's factories in China

Learning by listening: Hearing from workers influences our strategy

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Moving toward 24x7 Carbon-Free Energy at Google Data Centers: Progress and Insights

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Google Chromecast Product Environmental Report

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Google Home Hub Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 3 XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel Slate Product Environmental Report

Every summer, Google’s campus is for the birds

Every summer, Google’s campus is for the birds

The path to a sustainable future begins with informed decisions

The path to a sustainable future begins with informed decisions

Air View is ready to expand to more places around the globe

Air View is ready to expand to more places around the globe

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action

Your Plan, Your Planet: how to reduce your environmental footprint

Your Plan, Your Planet: how to reduce your environmental footprint

Overhead view of a field adjacent to rows of solar panels.

Positive energy: Belgian site becomes first Google data center to add on-site solar

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action

A data representation of illegal fishing in the ocean.

Oceans of data: tracking illegal fishing over 140 million square miles

Google Data Center building in Taiwan.

Unlocking access to corporate renewable energy purchasing in Taiwan

A green landscape next to an urban concrete walkway.

Ecologically focused landscapes are coming to life on Google campuses

Safety-first AI for autonomous data center cooling and industrial control

Safety-first AI for autonomous data center cooling and industrial control

Cover image of a white paper titled: Seeding resilience with ecology

Seeding resilience with ecology

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Alphabet’s 2018 CDP Climate Change Response

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Alphabet’s 2018 Conflict Minerals Report

Cover image of the 2018 Environmental Report

2018 Environmental Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: The Role of Safe Chemistry and Healthy Materials in Unlocking the Circular Economy

The Role of Safe Chemistry and Healthy Materials in Unlocking the Circular Economy

Close encounters of the fishy kind

Close encounters of the fishy kind

Explore the high seas in VR and Google Earth on World Oceans Day

Explore the high seas in VR and Google Earth on World Oceans Day

Fighting fire with machine learning: two students use TensorFlow to predict wildfires

Fighting fire with machine learning: two students use TensorFlow to predict wildfires

Sharks, fish, and other reef sea animals are seen from below, bright blue sky above.

Transparency unleashed: How Global Fishing Watch is transforming fishery management

Cover image of the 2018 Statement Against Modern Slavery

2018 Modern Slavery Statement

Engineered for renewal: Google Cloud, Etsy and sustainability

Engineered for renewal: Google Cloud, Etsy and sustainability

Measuring our impact in data center communities

Measuring our impact in data center communities

I’m Feeling Earthy: Earth Day trends and more

I’m Feeling Earthy: Earth Day trends and more

How we explored the whole wide world with Google Earth in the past year

How we explored the whole wide world with Google Earth in the past year

Designing for human and environmental health

Designing for human and environmental health

A new public energy tool to reduce emissions

A new public energy tool to reduce emissions

Coming home to Alabama

Coming home to Alabama

Coding for Conservation

Coding for Conservation

Meeting our match: Buying 100 percent renewable energy

Meeting our match: Buying 100 percent renewable energy

The fight against illegal deforestation with TensorFlow

The fight against illegal deforestation with TensorFlow

Take a walk on the wild side in Google Earth

Take a walk on the wild side in Google Earth

Closeup of many small circuit boards in a pile.

Once is never enough

Pumps out in a field with a wide green valley in the background.

Capturing value from waste in upstate New York

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2018 Responsible Supply Chain Report

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European Data Centers

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Alphabet’s 2017 (FY2016) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

Getting hyper-local: Mapping street-level air quality across California

Getting hyper-local: Mapping street-level air quality across California

Why building on an environmentally responsible cloud matters

Why building on an environmentally responsible cloud matters

Our 2017 environmental report

Our 2017 environmental report

Hardware for project airview

Mapping the invisible: Street View cars add air pollution sensors

Wind turbines near water, standing on along a thin strip of land in foggy weather.

Northern exposure: How our Nordic renewable deals are reaping rewards

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Google Daydream View Product Environmental Report

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Google Home Mini Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 2 Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixel 2 XL Product Environmental Report

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Google Pixelbook Product Environmental Report

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10 Years of Carbon Neutrality

Seeing is believing in the fight against climate change

Seeing is believing in the fight against climate change

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Alphabet’s 2017 CDP Climate Change Response

Cover image of a white paper titled: Cities in the Circular Economy: The Role of Digital Technology

Cities in the Circular Economy: The Role of Digital Technology

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Environmental Report: 2017 progress update

Chasing Coral on Google Earth

Chasing Coral on Google Earth

I Am Amazon: Discover your connection to the rainforest with Google Earth

I Am Amazon: Discover your connection to the rainforest with Google Earth

Using machine learning to help people make smart decisions about solar energy

Using machine learning to help people make smart decisions about solar energy

Let’s clear the air: mapping our environment for our health

Let’s clear the air: mapping our environment for our health

Cover image of the 2017 Statement Against Modern Slavery

2017 Modern Slavery Statement

Partnering with E.ON to bring Project Sunroof to Germany

Partnering with E.ON to bring Project Sunroof to Germany

Shedding light on solar potential in all 50 U.S. States

Shedding light on solar potential in all 50 U.S. States

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau documents the changing landscape of Greenland

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau documents the changing landscape of Greenland

Powering a cleaner energy future in Europe

Powering a cleaner energy future in Europe

Ecology at Google brings holistic design to our outdoor environments

Ecology at Google brings holistic design to our outdoor environments

We’re set to reach 100% renewable energy — and it’s just the beginning

We’re set to reach 100% renewable energy — and it’s just the beginning

Rows of solar panels aligned in a desert landscape.

100% renewable is just the beginning

A technician stands in front of a data center wall.

Earth Engine creates a living map of forest loss

An aerial view of a rich green landscape perfectly edged by a browner landscape.

Greening the grid: how Google buys renewable energy

A man stands in front of a quaint home with solar panels on the roof.

Reaching our solar potential, one rooftop at a time

Overhead shot of someone chopping vegetables.

Recipe for sustainability: Why Google cafes love ugly produce

Cover image of a white paper titled: Achieving Our 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing Goal and Going Beyond

Achieving Our 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing Goal and Going Beyond

Project Sunroof New Data Explorer Tool

Project Sunroof New Data Explorer Tool

Renewable energy adoption takes a new turn with partnership in the Netherlands

Renewable energy adoption takes a new turn with partnership in the Netherlands

Google launches healthy building materials Tool to change an industry

Google launches healthy building materials Tool to change an industry

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Google Home Product Environmental Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: The Circular Economy and the Promise of Glass in Concrete

The Circular Economy and the Promise of Glass in Concrete

Mapping global fishing activity with machine learning

Mapping global fishing activity with machine learning

Can you run a data center without waste? We are now in Singapore and Taiwan

Can you run a data center without waste? We are now in Singapore and Taiwan

Cover image of a Google Bay Area Waste Case Study

Google Bay Area Waste Case Study

Cover image of a white paper titled: Circular Economy at work in Google Data Centers

Circular economy at work in Google data centers

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Alphabet’s 2016 CDP Climate Change Response

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Environmental Report: 2016

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Responsible Supply Chain Report: 2016

First solar-powered plane completes maiden round-the-world tour, setting 19 world records

First solar-powered plane completes maiden round-the-world tour, setting 19 world records

DeepMind AI reduces energy used for cooling Google data centers by 40%

DeepMind AI reduces energy used for cooling Google data centers by 40%

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Alphabet’s 2016 (FY2015) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Verification Statement

Data centers get fit on efficiency

Data centers get fit on efficiency

Going #SolarforSolstice with Project Sunroof and the Sierra Club

Going #SolarforSolstice with Project Sunroof and the Sierra Club

Innovating for a cleaner energy future

Innovating for a cleaner energy future

Cover image of the 2016 Statement Against Modern Slavery

2016 Modern Slavery Statement

How technology can help us become more sustainable

How technology can help us become more sustainable

Laying the foundation for renewable energy certification programs in Asia

Laying the foundation for renewable energy certification programs in Asia

Google unites with other tech companies to support US Clean Power Plan

Google unites with other tech companies to support US Clean Power Plan

Understanding our goal: What it means to reach 100% renewable energy purchasing

Understanding our goal: What it means to reach 100% renewable energy purchasing

A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama

A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama

Cover image of a white paper titled: Machine Learning Applications for Data Center Optimization

Machine Learning Applications for Data Center Optimization

Cover image of a white paper titled: Google's Green PPAs: What, How, and Why

Google’s Green PPAs: What, How, and Why

Cover image of a white paper titled: The energy efficiency potential of cloud-based software: A U.S. case study

The energy efficiency potential of cloud-based software: A U.S. case study

Cover image of a white paper titled: Expanding Renewable Energy Options for Companies Through Utility-Offered Renewable Energy Tariffs

Expanding Renewable Energy Options for Companies Through Utility-Offered Renewable Energy Tariffs

Cover image of a white paper titled: Google’s Green Data Centers: Network POP Case Study

Google’s Green Data Centers: Network POP Case Study

Cover image of a white paper titled: Google's Carbon Offsets: Collaboration and Due Diligence

Google’s Carbon Offsets: Collaboration and Due Diligence

Cover image of a white paper titled: Google's Green Computing, Efficiency at Scale

Google’s Green Computing, Efficiency at Scale

Cover image of a white paper titled: The Impact of Clean Energy Innovation: Examining the Impact of Clean Energy Innovation on the United States Energy System and Economy

The Impact of Clean Energy Innovation: Examining the Impact of Clean Energy Innovation on the United States Energy System and Economy

Cover image of a white paper titled: The Case for Energy-Proportional Computing

The Case for Energy-Proportional Computing

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