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Google’s 2026 Environmental Report

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2026

Alphabet's 2025 Conflict Minerals Report

2026

Alphabet’s 2026 (FY2025) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

2026

Google Home Speaker Product Environmental Report

2026

Reclaiming Structural Wood at Scale: From Airship Hangar to Portfolio Reuse

2026

Supply Chain Biodiversity Monitoring Manual

2026

2025 Statement Against Modern Slavery

2026

Google Fitbit Air Product Environmental Report

2026

AI's Potential for the Planet (and Beyond)

2026

AI's Potential for the Planet (and Beyond)

2026

How we're engaging the semiconductor industry to accelerate decarbonization

2026

What we’ve learned in 10 years of data center circularity

2026

2026 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

2026

Bridging the Gap: Operationalizing Circularity in Data Centers

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2026

Google Pixel 10a Product Environmental Report

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2026

Insights from our journey to create a delightfully repairable smartwatch

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2025

AI Playbook for Sustainability Reporting

Android & Pixel's secondary market commitment
2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

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2025

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

2025

Restricted Substances Specification (Chinese)

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2025

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Product Environmental Report

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2025

Google Pixel 10 Pro Product Environmental Report

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2025

Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Product Environmental Report

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2025

Google Pixel 10 Product Environmental Report

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2025

Google Pixel Buds 2a Product Environmental Report

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2025

Google Pixel Watch 4 (41mm) Product Environmental Report

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2025

Google Pixel Watch 4 (45mm) Product Environmental Report

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2025

Alphabet’s 2025 (FY2024) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2025

2024 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2025

Alphabet’s 2024 Conflict Minerals Report

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2025

Google’s Enabled Emissions Reduction Principles

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2025

How Google Earth Pro helps clean energy development

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2025

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

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2025

2025 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

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2025

Pixel 9a Product Environmental Report

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2024

2024 Google Water Stewardship Project Portfolio

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2024

Alphabet 2024 CDP Climate Change Response

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2024

Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen) Product Environmental Report

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2024

Consumer Hardware Carbon Reduction Guide

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2024

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Product Environmental Report

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2024

Google TV Streamer (4K) Product Environmental Report

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2024

Our approach to consumer hardware carbon footprint reduction

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2024

Google Pixel Watch 3 (41mm) Product Environmental Report

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2024

Google Pixel Watch 3 (45mm) Product Environmental Report

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2024

Pixel 9 Pro Fold Product Environmental Report

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2024

Pixel 9 Pro Product Environmental Report

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2024

Pixel 9 Pro XL Product Environmental Report

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2024

Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide 2.0

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2024

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

El Romero solar farm in Chile (80 MW for Google)
2024

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

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2024

Alphabet’s 2023 Conflict Minerals Report

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2024

Alphabet’s 2024 (FY2023) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2024

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

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2024

Harnessing AI to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals

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2024

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

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2024

2023 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2024

Fitbit Ace LTE Product Environmental Report

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2024

Pixel 8a Product Environmental Report

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2024

Pixel Tablet Product Environmental Report

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2024

Improving Energy Data Access and Transparency for the Clean Energy Transition

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2024

Making proactive safer chemistry a standard operating procedure

Megan Pell, a Rush Hour Rewards user from Michigan is seen in front of her Google Nest Thermostat in her house
2024

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

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2024

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

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2023

Fitbit Charge 6 Product Environmental Report

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2023

Google Pixel Watch 2 Product Environmental Report

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2023

Pixel 8 Pro Product Environmental Report

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2023

A proactive approach to safer product materials

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2023

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

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2023

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

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2023

The Corporate Role in Accelerating Advanced Clean Electricity Technologies

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2023

Alphabet’s 2023 CDP Climate Change Response

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2023

2023 Environmental Report: Executive Summary

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2023

Alphabet’s 2023 (FY2022) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2023

2022 Norwegian Transparency Act Statement

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2023

2022 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2023

Pixel Fold Product Environmental Report

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2023

Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock Product Environmental Report

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2023

Alphabet’s 2022 Conflict Minerals Report

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2023

Pixel 7a Product Environmental Report

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2023

Announcing the Google Carbon Removal Research Award

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2022

Accelerating Climate Action at Google and Beyond: A Progress Update

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2022

Digital Decarbonisation: How the digital sector is supporting climate action

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2022

Google Pixel Watch Product Environmental Report

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2022

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

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2022

Nest Wifi Pro Product Environmental Report

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2022

Pixel 7 Pro Product Environmental Report

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2022

Chromecast with Google TV (HD) Product Environmental Report

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2022

The CFE Manager: A New Model for Driving Decarbonization Impact

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2022

Alphabet’s 2022 CDP Climate Change Response

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2022

Alphabet’s 2022 Sustainability Bond Assurance Letter

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2022

Alphabet’s 2022 Sustainability Bond Impact Report

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2022

Empowering opportunity: Supporting peace and preservation in Garamba

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2022

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

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2022

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

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2022

Rethinking supply chain packaging to reduce upstream waste

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2022

Pixel 6a Product Environmental Report

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2022

Alphabet’s 2022 (FY2021) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2022

Alphabet’s 2021 Conflict Minerals Report

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2022

A Policy Roadmap for 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy

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2022

CEOs are Ready to Fund a Sustainable Transformation

Cover image of a white paper titled: Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Full Report
2022

Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Full Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: Electronics Hibernation: Understanding Barriers to Consumer Participation in Electronics Recycling Services
2021

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

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2021

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

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2021

Google Maps Eco-Friendly Routing: How it works

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2021

Using blockchain to advance minerals traceability with LuNa Smelter

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2021

Nest Cam (indoor, wired) Product environmental report

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2021

Pixel 6 Pro Product Environmental Report

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2021

Supporting a Clean Energy Future with Nest Renew

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2021

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

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2021

Alphabet’s 2020 Sustainability Bond Framework

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2021

Alphabet’s 2021 CDP Climate Change Response

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2021

Alphabet’s 2021 Sustainability Bond Assurance Letter

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2021

Alphabet’s 2021 Sustainability Bond Impact Report

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2021

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

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2021

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

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2021

Nest Doorbell (battery) Product environmental report

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2021

Nest Doorbell (wired option) Product environmental report

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2021

Pixel 5a with 5G Product Environmental Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Executive Summary
2021

Closing the Plastics Circularity Gap: Executive Summary

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2021

2021 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2021

Alphabet’s 2021 (FY2020) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2021

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

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2021

Alphabet’s 2020 Conflict Minerals Report

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2021

Nest Hub (2nd generation) Product environmental report

Jaguar
2021

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

Cover image of a white paper titled: 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy: Methodologies and Metrics
2021

24/7 Carbon-Free Energy: Methodologies and Metrics

Aerial image of Congolese artist Mugabo working with friends on his mixed media piece.
2021

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

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2021

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

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2020

Google Wifi 2020 Product Environmental Report

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2020

Nest Audio Product Environmental Report

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2020

Nest Thermostat 2020 Product Environmental Report

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2020

Pixel 4a (5G) Product Environmental Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: 24/7 by 2030: Realizing a Carbon-free Future
2020

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

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2020

Chromecast with Google TV Product Environmental Report

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2020

Google’s Third Decade of Climate Action

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2020

Accelerating The Circular Economy Through Commercial Deconstruction and Reuse

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2020

Alphabet’s 2020 CDP Climate Change Response

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2020

Pixel 4a Product Environmental Report

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2020

Alphabet’s 2020 (FY2019) Environmental Indicators Assurance Letter

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2020

2020 Statement Against Modern Slavery

Cover image of a white paper titled: Carbon-free Energy Performance at Google Data Centers (2021)
2020

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

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2020

Alphabet’s 2019 Conflict Minerals Report

All for one, one for Earth: Using geospatial tools to create positive change in India
2020

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

Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact
2019

Interactive tool shows how small changes can make a big impact

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2019

Nest Wifi Point Product Environmental Report

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2019

Nest Wifi Router Product Environmental Report

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2019

Stadia Controller Product Environmental Report

Cover image of a white paper titled: Accelerating Renewable Energy Purchasing Through Auctions
2019

Accelerating Renewable Energy Purchasing Through Auctions

Remanufacturing facility in Amsterdam, NL
2019

Building an energy-efficient, low-carbon supply chain

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
2019

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

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2019

Google Pixelbook Go Product Environmental Report

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2019

Nest Mini 2nd Gen Product Environmental Report

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2019

Partnering with suppliers to create better recycled plastic

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2019

Pixel 4 XL Product Environmental Report

Google devices
2019

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

Wind Farm in Minco, OK
2019

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

The inside of a long hallway inside a modern business building.
2019

The journey toward healthier materials

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2019

Alphabet’s 2019 CDP Climate Change Response

Cover image of a white paper titled: Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy: AI as a Tool to Accelerate the Transition
2019

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

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2019

Google Nest Cam IQ Outdoor Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Nest Hello Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Nest Learning Thermostat E - Europe Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Nest Learning Thermostat E - North America Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Nest Learning Thermostat Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Nest Protect (Battery) Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Nest Protect (Wired) Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Pixel 3a Product Environmental Report

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2019

Google Pixel 3a XL Product Environmental Report

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

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

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2019

2019 Statement Against Modern Slavery

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2019

A Circular Google in a Sustainable World

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2019

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

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2019

Nest Hub Max Product Environmental Report

Nest E Thermostat
2018

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

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2018

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

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2018

Google Chromecast Product Environmental Report

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2018

Google Home Hub Product Environmental Report

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2018

Google Pixel 3 Product Environmental Report

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2018

Google Pixel 3 XL Product Environmental Report

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2018

Google Pixel Slate Product Environmental Report

A glimpse at one of our supplier's factories in China
2018

Learning by listening: Hearing from workers influences our strategy

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2018

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

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2018

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

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2018

Revealing the realities of mining with VR

A worker builds a consumer hardware product.
2018

Safer chemistry for healthy manufacturing

A green landscape next to an urban concrete walkway.
2018

Ecologically focused landscapes are coming to life on Google campuses

A data representation of illegal fishing in the ocean.
2018

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

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2018

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

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2018

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action

Google Data Center building in Taiwan.
2018

Unlocking access to corporate renewable energy purchasing in Taiwan

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2018

Alphabet’s 2018 CDP Climate Change Response

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2018

Alphabet’s 2018 Conflict Minerals Report

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2018

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

Sharks, fish, and other reef sea animals are seen from below, bright blue sky above.
2018

Transparency unleashed: How Global Fishing Watch is transforming fishery management

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2018

Capturing value from waste in upstate New York

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2017

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

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2017

Google Daydream View Product Environmental Report

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2017

Google Home Mini Product Environmental Report

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2017

Google Pixel 2 Product Environmental Report

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2017

Google Pixel 2 XL Product Environmental Report

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2017

Google Pixelbook Product Environmental Report

Hardware for project airview
2017

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.
2017

Northern exposure: How our Nordic renewable deals are reaping rewards

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2017

Alphabet’s 2017 CDP Climate Change Response

Cover image of a white paper titled: Cities in the Circular Economy: The Role of Digital Technology
2017

Cities in the Circular Economy: The Role of Digital Technology

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2017

Environmental Report: 2017 progress update

Rows of solar panels aligned in a desert landscape.
2016

100% renewable is just the beginning

Cover image of a white paper titled: Achieving Our 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing Goal and Going Beyond
2016

Achieving Our 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing Goal and Going Beyond

A technician stands in front of a data center wall.
2016

Earth Engine creates a living map of forest loss

An aerial view of a rich green landscape perfectly edged by a browner landscape.
2016

Greening the grid: how Google buys renewable energy

A man stands in front of a quaint home with solar panels on the roof.
2016

Reaching our solar potential, one rooftop at a time

Overhead shot of someone chopping vegetables.
2016

Recipe for sustainability: Why Google cafes love ugly produce

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2016

Google Home Product Environmental Report

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2016

The Circular Economy and the Promise of Glass in Concrete

Cover image of a white paper titled: Circular Economy at work in Google Data Centers
2016

Circular economy at work in Google data centers

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2016

Alphabet’s 2016 CDP Climate Change Response

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2016

Responsible Supply Chain Report: 2016

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2016

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

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2014

Machine Learning Applications for Data Center Optimization

Cover image of a white paper titled: Google's Green PPAs: What, How, and Why
2013

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
2013

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
2013

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

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2011

Google’s Carbon Offsets: Collaboration and Due Diligence

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2011

Google’s Green Computing, Efficiency at Scale

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2011

Google’s Green Data Centers: Network POP Case Study

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2011

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

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2007

The Case for Energy-Proportional Computing

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Read our 11th annual Environmental Report
2026

Read our 11th annual Environmental Report

How timber from a WWII airship hangar became part of Google campuses
2026

How timber from a WWII airship hangar became part of Google campuses

We’re expanding our support for breakthrough carbon removal technologies.
2026

We’re expanding our support for breakthrough carbon removal technologies.

We've teamed up with American Airlines to reduce nearly 300,000 tons of CO2.
2026

We've teamed up with American Airlines to reduce nearly 300,000 tons of CO2.

Google’s water stewardship commitments for local communities
2026

Google’s water stewardship commitments for local communities

We’ve signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with Voltus to create a smart capacity solution for the grid.
2026

We’ve signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with Voltus to create a smart capacity solution for the grid.

Here’s how we’re helping Belgium's farmers save water with AI.
2026

Here’s how we’re helping Belgium's farmers save water with AI.

Supporting startups that are shaping the future of energy
2026

Supporting startups that are shaping the future of energy

Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.
2026

Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.

We’re advancing wetland restoration and carbon removal science in Google’s backyard.
2026

We’re advancing wetland restoration and carbon removal science in Google’s backyard.

Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex
2026

Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex

We’re creating a new satellite imagery map to help protect Brazil’s forests.
2026

We’re creating a new satellite imagery map to help protect Brazil’s forests.

Check out more certified refurbished Pixel models on the Google Store and Amazon Renewed.
2026

Check out more certified refurbished Pixel models on the Google Store and Amazon Renewed.

Investing in a water-secure future for all
2026

Investing in a water-secure future for all

How we’ve made our products with recycled materials
2026

How we’ve made our products with recycled materials

We’re working with AMP to transform waste from landfills and remove 200,000 tons of CO2 by 2030.
2026

We’re working with AMP to transform waste from landfills and remove 200,000 tons of CO2 by 2030.

Groundsource: using AI to help communities better predict natural disasters
2026

Groundsource: using AI to help communities better predict natural disasters

How our open-source AI model SpeciesNet is helping to promote wildlife conservation
2026

How our open-source AI model SpeciesNet is helping to promote wildlife conservation

We’re pledging $50 million through 2030 to take action on superpollutants.
2026

We’re pledging $50 million through 2030 to take action on superpollutants.

We’re publishing an AI playbook to help others with sustainability reporting.
2025

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

How we’re using AI to help nature and people flourish together
2025

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.
2025

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
2025

Unlocking AI’s transformative potential to protect and restore nature

How science and technology can help restore the atmosphere
2025

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.
2025

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

Our first carbon capture and storage project
2025

Our first carbon capture and storage project

A new water infrastructure project is increasing water security in Oregon.
2025

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

More ways we're supporting device repair, plus a Pixel offer
2025

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

We’re working with Vaulted to remove carbon and quantify superpollutants.
2025

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

How AI is helping 38 million farmers with advance weather predictions
2025

How AI is helping 38 million farmers with advance weather predictions

Google is fighting water leaks in Belgium.
2025

Google is fighting water leaks in Belgium.

We are shaping the future of long-duration energy storage technologies through a new partnership in Arizona.
2025

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
2025

Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint

Our first advanced nuclear reactor project with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority
2025

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

How we’re making data centers more flexible to benefit power grids
2025

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

Our first step into long-duration energy storage with Energy Dome
2025

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

Expanding energy capacity, innovation and opportunity in the AI-driven economy
2025

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

How Lush and Google Cloud AI are reinventing retail checkout
2025

How Lush and Google Cloud AI are reinventing retail checkout

Our latest bet on a fusion-powered future
2025

Our latest bet on a fusion-powered future

Read Google’s 10th annual Environmental Report
2025

Read Google’s 10th annual Environmental Report

New Maps updates to help you get around Europe more sustainably
2025

New Maps updates to help you get around Europe more sustainably

How we’re advancing water stewardship in Taiwan
2025

How we’re advancing water stewardship in Taiwan

We’re investing for a cleaner energy future with TAE Technologies, a leading nuclear fusion company.
2025

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

We're supporting efficient irrigation technology to improve watershed health in North and South Carolina.
2025

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.
2025

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.
2025

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

Startups powering the future of energy in Europe & Israel
2025

Startups powering the future of energy in Europe & Israel

We’re announcing two new partnerships to eliminate superpollutants and help the atmosphere.
2025

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.
2025

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

15 startups using AI to protect, restore and conserve nature
2025

15 startups using AI to protect, restore and conserve nature

Investing in workforce, energy infrastructure and the policies needed to power the AI opportunity
2025

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.
2025

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
2025

Our investment in AI-powered solutions for the electric grid

The AI opportunity for Europe’s climate goals
2025

The AI opportunity for Europe’s climate goals

The latest AI news we announced in March
2025

The latest AI news we announced in March

4 new partnerships to help water stewardship and sustainable farming
2025

4 new partnerships to help water stewardship and sustainable farming

Inside the launch of FireSat, a system to find wildfires earlier
2025

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

New AI Collaboratives to take action on wildfires and food insecurity
2025

New AI Collaboratives to take action on wildfires and food insecurity

The first FireSat satellite has launched to help detect smaller wildfires earlier.
2025

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

We're supporting regenerative agriculture to improve watershed health in Oklahoma.
2025

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

Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy applications are open
2025

Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy applications are open

The latest AI news we announced in February
2025

The latest AI news we announced in February

3 new ways we’re working to protect and restore nature using AI
2025

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

We’re partnering on two projects to support watershed health in Tennessee.
2025

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

Advanced Flood Hub features for aid organizations and governments
2025

Advanced Flood Hub features for aid organizations and governments

Our progress to accelerate carbon removal solutions
2025

Our progress to accelerate carbon removal solutions

Google is supporting new solar projects in Oklahoma.
2025

Google is supporting new solar projects in Oklahoma.

We’re announcing our first partnerships to scale biochar for CO2 removal.
2025

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

60 of our biggest AI announcements in 2024
2024

60 of our biggest AI announcements in 2024

6 unique ways we advanced energy solutions in 2024
2024

6 unique ways we advanced energy solutions in 2024

Our new deal to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by crushing rocks
2024

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

A new approach to data center and clean energy growth
2024

A new approach to data center and clean energy growth

A closer look at Google's first mass timber building
2024

A closer look at Google's first mass timber building

9 ways AI is advancing science
2024

9 ways AI is advancing science

How we’re helping partners with improved and expanded AI-based flood forecasting
2024

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

New paths for clean energy in Asia-Pacific
2024

New paths for clean energy in Asia-Pacific

8 ways we’re using AI to help cities be more sustainable
2024

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

New nuclear clean energy agreement with Kairos Power
2024

New nuclear clean energy agreement with Kairos Power

7 pieces of AI news we announced in September
2024

7 pieces of AI news we announced in September

Our work to build a more sustainable future in Nebraska
2024

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
2024

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
2024

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
2024

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

How we made our hardware packaging 100% plastic-free
2024

How we made our hardware packaging 100% plastic-free

New ways we're advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.
2024

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

Wildfire boundary maps expand to new countries in Europe and Africa
2024

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
2024

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

Our 2024 Environmental Report
2024

Our 2024 Environmental Report

Our investment to accelerate clean energy in Asia Pacific
2024

Our investment to accelerate clean energy in Asia Pacific

Our latest efforts to help California’s monarch butterflies
2024

Our latest efforts to help California’s monarch butterflies

How we're working with utilities to create a new model for clean energy
2024

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
2024

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

We’re launching a new coalition to scale nature-based carbon removal
2024

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

Our first offsite heat recovery project lands in Finland
2024

Our first offsite heat recovery project lands in Finland

See the winners of our Single-Use Plastics Challenge
2024

See the winners of our Single-Use Plastics Challenge

How we're supporting watershed health in southern Nevada
2024

How we're supporting watershed health in southern Nevada

How Chromebooks can support your school's Earth Day goals
2024

How Chromebooks can support your school's Earth Day goals

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

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

Find more sustainable ways to get around, with new Maps and Search updates
2024

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

New ways to power up your electric vehicle adventures with Google Maps
2024

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

How we're supporting our commitment to water stewardship
2024

How we're supporting our commitment to water stewardship

Learn about freshwater on World Water Day
2024

Learn about freshwater on World Water Day

How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale
2024

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
2024

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
2024

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
2024

Our work to build a more sustainable future in Arizona

Our pledge to support carbon removal solutions
2024

Our pledge to support carbon removal solutions

Learn about wildlife conservation with Rewild the World
2024

Learn about wildlife conservation with Rewild the World

Welcome to St. John’s Terminal, our new home in New York City
2024

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
2024

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
2024

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

10 ways to be more sustainable with Google in 2024
2024

10 ways to be more sustainable with Google in 2024

Discover the link between climate change and freshwater availability
2023

Discover the link between climate change and freshwater availability

A first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now operational
2023

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

How Google's data centers help Europe meet its sustainability goals
2023

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

Accelerating climate action with AI
2023

Accelerating climate action with AI

Boosting sustainable solutions from Sweden
2023

Boosting sustainable solutions from Sweden

New ways we’re helping reduce transportation and energy emissions
2023

New ways we’re helping reduce transportation and energy emissions

How we’re using AI to combat floods, wildfires and extreme heat
2023

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

Nuevas formas en las que ayudamos a reducir emisiones de transporte y energía
2023

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

Our global progress toward a sustainable future
2023

Our global progress toward a sustainable future

Project Green Light’s work to reduce urban emissions using AI
2023

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

Sustainable with Google: Our progress toward a sustainable future
2023

Sustainable with Google: Our progress toward a sustainable future

How 4 historic buildings became Google workspaces
2023

How 4 historic buildings became Google workspaces

How we can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies
2023

How we can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies

Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
2023

Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates

Google’s clean energy progress in Ireland
2023

Google’s clean energy progress in Ireland

New sustainability tools help businesses and cities map environmental information
2023

New sustainability tools help businesses and cities map environmental information

How do offices run on 24/7 clean energy?
2023

How do offices run on 24/7 clean energy?

How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails
2023

How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails

Our 2023 Environmental Report
2023

Our 2023 Environmental Report

6 mujeres lideran la lucha contra el cambio climático
2023

6 mujeres lideran la lucha contra el cambio climático

6 women leading the fight against climate change
2023

6 women leading the fight against climate change

Google.org’s new grant to help track permafrost thaw
2023

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

A new advisory committee to improve flight emission estimates
2023

A new advisory committee to improve flight emission estimates

Our support for early warning systems
2023

Our support for early warning systems

Helping California’s monarch butterflies: an update
2023

Helping California’s monarch butterflies: an update

7 ways we’re helping to reduce plastic pollution
2023

7 ways we’re helping to reduce plastic pollution

A sustainable solution helped a small town cool its data center
2023

A sustainable solution helped a small town cool its data center

Helping more people stay safe with flood forecasting
2023

Helping more people stay safe with flood forecasting

How 4 startups are using AI to solve climate change challenges
2023

How 4 startups are using AI to solve climate change challenges

Advancing AI for societal impact with Tel Aviv University
2023

Advancing AI for societal impact with Tel Aviv University

How we’re helping everyone benefit from the transition to clean energy
2023

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

An open invitation to help reduce plastic waste
2023

An open invitation to help reduce plastic waste

Listen in to help scientists protecting coral reefs
2023

Listen in to help scientists protecting coral reefs

Our progress in stewarding clean energy in Europe
2023

Our progress in stewarding clean energy in Europe

A look at how we’re building more sustainable hardware
2023

A look at how we’re building more sustainable hardware

See the planet change with new imagery in Google Earth Timelapse
2023

See the planet change with new imagery in Google Earth Timelapse

13 NGOs tackling sustainability challenges in Asia Pacific
2023

13 NGOs tackling sustainability challenges in Asia Pacific

How we’re helping people and cities adapt to extreme heat
2023

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

3 ways we’re tackling water challenges in India
2023

3 ways we’re tackling water challenges in India

Apply now for our new Carbon Removal Research Awards
2023

Apply now for our new Carbon Removal Research Awards

Building more accurate and effective greenhouse gas accounting
2023

Building more accurate and effective greenhouse gas accounting

A call for boosting sustainable solutions in Sweden
2023

A call for boosting sustainable solutions in Sweden

New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable
2023

New ways Maps is getting more immersive and sustainable

How startups are supporting the circular economy
2023

How startups are supporting the circular economy

An update on our clean energy progress in 2022
2022

An update on our clean energy progress in 2022

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

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

Two startup accelerators focused on climate change
2022

Two startup accelerators focused on climate change

How startups can help build a sustainable future
2022

How startups can help build a sustainable future

A year of clean energy momentum in Europe
2022

A year of clean energy momentum in Europe

Helping to solve for sustainability in Asia Pacific
2022

Helping to solve for sustainability in Asia Pacific

Our commitment to climate-conscious data center cooling
2022

Our commitment to climate-conscious data center cooling

Saving water in L.A., one leaky toilet at a time
2022

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

How we're using AI to help address the climate crisis
2022

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

Accelerating climate action at Google and beyond
2022

Accelerating climate action at Google and beyond

Helping to create a more resilient Europe
2022

Helping to create a more resilient Europe

How we’re restoring native habitats in Silicon Valley
2022

How we’re restoring native habitats in Silicon Valley

Climate action in Europe: Moving from pledges to progress
2022

Climate action in Europe: Moving from pledges to progress

How carbon-free energy around the clock can work
2022

How carbon-free energy around the clock can work

Support a clean energy future with Nest Renew
2022

Support a clean energy future with Nest Renew

A new accelerator for circular economy startups and nonprofits
2022

A new accelerator for circular economy startups and nonprofits

New ways to make more sustainable choices
2022

New ways to make more sustainable choices

4 new updates that make Maps look and feel more like the real world
2022

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

New Chromebooks built with sustainability in mind
2022

New Chromebooks built with sustainability in mind

Find more sustainable travel options with new search tools
2022

Find more sustainable travel options with new search tools

More ways to drive sustainably and save money with Google Maps
2022

More ways to drive sustainably and save money with Google Maps

Ask a Techspert: How does a building become “water positive”?
2022

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

Dr. Von Nguyen’s temperature check on public health
2022

Dr. Von Nguyen’s temperature check on public health

How Sidewalk Labs is helping make cities more sustainable in 2022
2022

How Sidewalk Labs is helping make cities more sustainable in 2022

Googlers for climate: meet Lisa Arendt
2022

Googlers for climate: meet Lisa Arendt

It’s electric! 6 lessons from our largest electric kitchen
2022

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

A search for bold ideas to drive climate action
2022

A search for bold ideas to drive climate action

Helping farmers with cloud technology, up close and global
2022

Helping farmers with cloud technology, up close and global

Bay View is open — the first campus built by Google
2022

Bay View is open — the first campus built by Google

Take a bite out of these scrappy recipes from Google chefs
2022

Take a bite out of these scrappy recipes from Google chefs

Meet 11 startups working to combat climate change
2022

Meet 11 startups working to combat climate change

Data Commons: Making sustainability data accessible
2022

Data Commons: Making sustainability data accessible

For Earth Day, an update on our commitments
2022

For Earth Day, an update on our commitments

The city using Google tools for environmental education
2022

The city using Google tools for environmental education

A space for connection in King's Cross
2022

A space for connection in King's Cross

Coming soon: More ways to repair your Pixel phone
2022

Coming soon: More ways to repair your Pixel phone

The power of recycling: Turning searches into store visits
2022

The power of recycling: Turning searches into store visits

Taking the Living Building Challenge to the next level
2022

Taking the Living Building Challenge to the next level

Two new pledges to reduce food loss and waste at Google
2022

Two new pledges to reduce food loss and waste at Google

This World Wildlife Day, the key word is adapt
2022

This World Wildlife Day, the key word is adapt

The Chromebook repair program: A sustainable fix for schools
2022

The Chromebook repair program: A sustainable fix for schools

Go even greener this holiday season
2021

Go even greener this holiday season

Helping fashion brands make more sustainable decisions
2021

Helping fashion brands make more sustainable decisions

What should we do with old electronics?
2021

What should we do with old electronics?

Reducing city transport emissions with Maps and AI
2021

Reducing city transport emissions with Maps and AI

Opening up COP26 to the world with Google Arts & Culture
2021

Opening up COP26 to the world with Google Arts & Culture

Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar
2021

Dragonscale: a beautiful approach to solar

Climate change is humanity’s next big moonshot
2021

Climate change is humanity’s next big moonshot

Restor helps anyone be a part of ecological restoration
2021

Restor helps anyone be a part of ecological restoration

3 new ways to navigate more sustainably with Maps
2021

3 new ways to navigate more sustainably with Maps

Find flights with lower carbon emissions
2021

Find flights with lower carbon emissions

Giving you more sustainable choices with Google
2021

Giving you more sustainable choices with Google

Support clean energy right from home with Nest Renew
2021

Support clean energy right from home with Nest Renew

Te ofrecemos más opciones sustentables con Google
2021

Te ofrecemos más opciones sustentables con Google

How 5 cities plan to use Tree Canopy to fight climate change
2021

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

Building a sustainable future for travel
2021

Building a sustainable future for travel

An Interspecies Assembly in New York
2021

An Interspecies Assembly in New York

Our commitment to water stewardship
2021

Our commitment to water stewardship

A blueprint for clean energy in Europe
2021

A blueprint for clean energy in Europe

Doing our part for California’s monarch butterflies
2021

Doing our part for California’s monarch butterflies

A marine biologist uses Maps to explore under the sea
2021

A marine biologist uses Maps to explore under the sea

Street by street: How we’re mapping air quality in Europe
2021

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

We now do more computing where there’s cleaner energy
2021

We now do more computing where there’s cleaner energy

A Matter of Impact: April updates from Google.org
2021

A Matter of Impact: April updates from Google.org

Trash to treasure: How Google thinks about deconstruction
2021

Trash to treasure: How Google thinks about deconstruction

Mountaineering to Maps: Rebecca Moore’s fight for the planet
2021

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

3 ways to find and support eco-friendly places on Maps
2021

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

A whale of a tale about responsibility and AI
2021

A whale of a tale about responsibility and AI

How we’re minimizing AI’s carbon footprint
2021

How we’re minimizing AI’s carbon footprint

New progress toward our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal
2021

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

Heartbeat of the Earth: interpreting our planet’s data
2021

Heartbeat of the Earth: interpreting our planet’s data

3 ways Liza Goldberg uses Timelapse to explore the planet
2021

3 ways Liza Goldberg uses Timelapse to explore the planet

El tiempo vuela en la mayor actualización de Google Earth en años
2021

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

Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years
2021

Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years

These 11 organizations are building a greener Europe
2021

These 11 organizations are building a greener Europe

How we’re working with governments on climate goals
2021

How we’re working with governments on climate goals

How my startup uses AI to reimagine water utilities
2021

How my startup uses AI to reimagine water utilities

How we’re supporting startups combating climate change
2021

How we’re supporting startups combating climate change

Our 2020 environmental report
2021

Our 2020 environmental report

Cleaner data centers, batteries included
2020

Cleaner data centers, batteries included

A new podcast explores the unseen world of data centers
2020

A new podcast explores the unseen world of data centers

Creating new tree shade with the power of AI and aerial imagery
2020

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

Introducing Google News Initiative Conversations
2020

Introducing Google News Initiative Conversations

Rachel Malarich is planting a better future, tree by tree
2020

Rachel Malarich is planting a better future, tree by tree

Our next steps on the journey to sustainable hardware
2020

Our next steps on the journey to sustainable hardware

The new Nest Thermostat: more energy savings for more people
2020

The new Nest Thermostat: more energy savings for more people

How we're supporting climate action in European cities
2020

How we're supporting climate action in European cities

Supporting a greener future in Europe
2020

Supporting a greener future in Europe

Cities: where climate action can have the most impact
2020

Cities: where climate action can have the most impact

Our third decade of climate action: Realizing a carbon-free future
2020

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

A big step for flood forecasts in India and Bangladesh
2020

A big step for flood forecasts in India and Bangladesh

How to grow a “living” building
2020

How to grow a “living” building

Heartbeat of the Earth: artists explore climate data
2020

Heartbeat of the Earth: artists explore climate data

Our data centers now work harder when the sun shines and wind blows
2020

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

Sustainable living tips for life at home
2020

Sustainable living tips for life at home

Explore new sites, relive old hikes for National Park Week
2020

Explore new sites, relive old hikes for National Park Week

Tips for learning at home with Google Earth
2020

Tips for learning at home with Google Earth

50 billion reasons Nest is saying thank you this Earth Day
2020

50 billion reasons Nest is saying thank you this Earth Day

11 startups addressing global problems—here’s how we’re helping
2020

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

Data centers are more energy efficient than ever
2020

Data centers are more energy efficient than ever

Using AI to find where the wild things are
2019

Using AI to find where the wild things are

How we power climate insights and action
2019

How we power climate insights and action

Uniting to address plastic waste and pollution
2019

Uniting to address plastic waste and pollution

It should be the goal of every business to protect our planet
2019

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

Supporting social impact startups
2019

Supporting social impact startups

Made by Google, manufactured with clean energy
2019

Made by Google, manufactured with clean energy

Fighting climate change with new data
2019

Fighting climate change with new data

Neha Palmer keeps Google's data centers green
2019

Neha Palmer keeps Google's data centers green

Our commitment to ensure a sustainable future for all
2019

Our commitment to ensure a sustainable future for all

Our biggest renewable energy purchase ever
2019

Our biggest renewable energy purchase ever

2,602 uses of AI for social good, and what we learned from them
2019

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

Accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition
2019

Accelerating Europe’s clean energy transition

An environmental nonprofit takes on AI "sprint week"
2019

An environmental nonprofit takes on AI "sprint week"

Our hardware sustainability commitments
2019

Our hardware sustainability commitments

Real-time bikeshare information in Google Maps rolls out to 24 cities
2019

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

A circular Google in a sustainable world
2019

A circular Google in a sustainable world

New views of beauty and fragility in underwater Street View
2019

New views of beauty and fragility in underwater Street View

Whale songs and AI, for everyone to explore
2019

Whale songs and AI, for everyone to explore

100 percent renewable energy, for the second year in a row
2019

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

Working to map the air everywhere and help #BeatAirPollution
2019

Working to map the air everywhere and help #BeatAirPollution

How AI could tackle a problem shared by a billion people
2019

How AI could tackle a problem shared by a billion people

Collaborating to protect nearly anonymous animals
2019

Collaborating to protect nearly anonymous animals

Street View cars measure Amsterdam’s air quality
2019

Street View cars measure Amsterdam’s air quality

After school, this teen tracks climate change with NASA
2019

After school, this teen tracks climate change with NASA

Why "healthy" materials are key to Google's new buildings
2019

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

Get lost in the new Earth Timelapse, now on mobile
2019

Get lost in the new Earth Timelapse, now on mobile

From food waste to tasty treats in Google’s kitchens
2019

From food waste to tasty treats in Google’s kitchens

Finding a place to charge your EV is easy with Google Maps
2019

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

Steps toward a more sustainable future
2019

Steps toward a more sustainable future

Visit the U.S. National Parks in Google Earth
2019

Visit the U.S. National Parks in Google Earth

Grown in the Netherlands, Google Tulip communicates with plants
2019

Grown in the Netherlands, Google Tulip communicates with plants

A new app to map and monitor the world's freshwater supply
2019

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

Machine learning can boost the value of wind energy
2019

Machine learning can boost the value of wind energy

The movement to power Puerto Rico with the sun
2019

The movement to power Puerto Rico with the sun

AI can accelerate the shift to a more sustainable future
2019

AI can accelerate the shift to a more sustainable future

Let the sunshine in: opening the market for more renewable energy in Asia
2019

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
2019

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

Reimagining the Google supply chain
2018

Reimagining the Google supply chain

The Internet is 24x7. Carbon-free energy should be too.
2018

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

Every summer, Google’s campus is for the birds
2018

Every summer, Google’s campus is for the birds

The path to a sustainable future begins with informed decisions
2018

The path to a sustainable future begins with informed decisions

Air View is ready to expand to more places around the globe
2018

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

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action
2018

The more you know: Turning environmental insights into action

Your Plan, Your Planet: how to reduce your environmental footprint
2018

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

Safety-first AI for autonomous data center cooling and industrial control
2018

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

Close encounters of the fishy kind
2018

Close encounters of the fishy kind

Explore the high seas in VR and Google Earth on World Oceans Day
2018

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
2018

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

Engineered for renewal: Google Cloud, Etsy and sustainability
2018

Engineered for renewal: Google Cloud, Etsy and sustainability

Measuring our impact in data center communities
2018

Measuring our impact in data center communities

I’m Feeling Earthy: Earth Day trends and more
2018

I’m Feeling Earthy: Earth Day trends and more

How we explored the whole wide world with Google Earth in the past year
2018

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

Designing for human and environmental health
2018

Designing for human and environmental health

A new public energy tool to reduce emissions
2018

A new public energy tool to reduce emissions

Meeting our match: Buying 100 percent renewable energy
2018

Meeting our match: Buying 100 percent renewable energy

The fight against illegal deforestation with TensorFlow
2018

The fight against illegal deforestation with TensorFlow

Take a walk on the wild side in Google Earth
2018

Take a walk on the wild side in Google Earth

Getting hyper-local: Mapping street-level air quality across California
2017

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

Why building on an environmentally responsible cloud matters
2017

Why building on an environmentally responsible cloud matters

Our 2017 environmental report
2017

Our 2017 environmental report

Seeing is believing in the fight against climate change
2017

Seeing is believing in the fight against climate change

Chasing Coral on Google Earth
2017

Chasing Coral on Google Earth

I Am Amazon: Discover your connection to the rainforest with Google Earth
2017

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

Using machine learning to help people make smart decisions about solar energy
2017

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

Let’s clear the air: mapping our environment for our health
2017

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

Partnering with E.ON to bring Project Sunroof to Germany
2017

Partnering with E.ON to bring Project Sunroof to Germany

Shedding light on solar potential in all 50 U.S. States
2017

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

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau documents the changing landscape of Greenland
2017

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau documents the changing landscape of Greenland

Powering a cleaner energy future in Europe
2017

Powering a cleaner energy future in Europe

Ecology at Google brings holistic design to our outdoor environments
2017

Ecology at Google brings holistic design to our outdoor environments

We’re set to reach 100% renewable energy — and it’s just the beginning
2016

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

Project Sunroof New Data Explorer Tool
2016

Project Sunroof New Data Explorer Tool

Renewable energy adoption takes a new turn with partnership in the Netherlands
2016

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

Google launches healthy building materials Tool to change an industry
2016

Google launches healthy building materials Tool to change an industry

Mapping global fishing activity with machine learning
2016

Mapping global fishing activity with machine learning

Can you run a data center without waste? We are now in Singapore and Taiwan
2016

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

First solar-powered plane completes maiden round-the-world tour, setting 19 world records
2016

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%
2016

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

Data centers get fit on efficiency
2016

Data centers get fit on efficiency

Going #SolarforSolstice with Project Sunroof and the Sierra Club
2016

Going #SolarforSolstice with Project Sunroof and the Sierra Club

Innovating for a cleaner energy future
2016

Innovating for a cleaner energy future

How technology can help us become more sustainable
2016

How technology can help us become more sustainable

Laying the foundation for renewable energy certification programs in Asia
2016

Laying the foundation for renewable energy certification programs in Asia

Google unites with other tech companies to support US Clean Power Plan
2016

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

Understanding our goal: What it means to reach 100% renewable energy purchasing
2016

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

A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama
2015

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

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Our first air traffic control-led contrail avoidance trial

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Our bet on a fusion-powered future

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