Empowering with technology

We’re enhancing our products to help 1 billion people make more sustainable choices.

for everyone

One of the biggest ways we can help combat climate change is through our core products. From how you get around, to the flight you take, or when at home—many of our billions of users are looking for ways to live more sustainably, and our goal is to make it easier for them to do so.

Maps

Helping everyone make greener choices when getting from A to B.

100,000 cars
Since launching in the US and Canada, eco-friendly routing has helped avoid over 500,000 metric tons of carbon emissions - the equivalent of removing approximately 100,000 fuel-based cars off the road.1
Shopping Shopping

Find suggestions for more sustainable and energy-efficient options when searching for home appliances in the Google shopping tab.

UI for Google Shopping to save energy with a heat pump water heater
UI for Google Shopping to save energy with an induction cooktop
50%
Did you know? Compared to a furnace, a heat pump can lower your electricity use for heating by about 50%, and an Energy Star certified dryer uses 20% less energy than standard models.
Devices & services Devices & services

From product design to manufacturing and across our supply chains, we are working to address our environmental and social impact at every step.

For Google Cloud Customers For Google Cloud Customers

Every single product operated in our Cloud is carbon neutral, from Google Search at home to a large business running on Google Cloud.

Learn more (opens in a new window)
1 See page six of our whitepaper on Google Maps Eco-Friendly routing for details on our methodology for the avoided emissions calculation.