Sustainability
Google
Thu Nov 23 2023
How Google's data centers help Europe meet its sustainability goals
Mon Nov 20 2023
Accelerating climate action with AI
AI has the potential to mitigate 5-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to our new report with Boston Consulting Group.
Hardware
Dropbox
Tue Nov 14 2023
From AI to sustainability, why our latest data centers use 400G networking
Wed Nov 08 2023
Boosting sustainable solutions from Sweden
Today, we’re announcing the Swedish recipients of Google.
A-message-from-our-CEO
Tue Oct 10 2023
Our global progress toward a sustainable future
CEO Sundar Pichai shares Google’s progress on sustainability efforts, including how AI is reducing emissions from traffic, flights and more.
Research
How we’re using AI to combat floods, wildfires and extreme heat
Here are the some ways we are advancing AI research at Google to help people and communities address the effects of climate change.
Search
New ways we’re helping reduce transportation and energy emissions
These new product features and expansions help people, city planners and policy makers take action toward building a sustainable future.
Sustainable with Google: Our progress toward a sustainable future
Nuevas formas en las que ayudamos a reducir emisiones de transporte y energía
Estas nuevas funciones y expansiones de productos ayudan a personas, urbanistas y legisladores a tomar medidas para un futuro sustentable.
Tue Sep 19 2023
How 4 historic buildings became Google workspaces
Google has reimagined four historic landmarks as sustainable new workplaces.
Thu Sep 14 2023
How we can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies
How Google and others can accelerate advanced clean energy technologies to help fully decarbonize electricity grids.
Chromebooks
Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
Chromebooks are getting 10 years of automatic updates, plus new features to help devices last longer.
Tue Sep 05 2023
Google’s clean energy progress in Ireland
Ireland’s first long-term renewable energy deal brings us one step closer to our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal.
Tue Aug 22 2023
How do offices run on 24/7 clean energy?
Google offices in New York, the Bay Area and parts of Europe operate on carbon-free energy.
Tue Aug 08 2023
How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails
We used AI to help airlines choose routes that are less likely to cause contrails, minimizing the environmental impact of flights.
Mon Jul 24 2023
Our 2023 Environmental Report
Take a look at how we’re reducing emissions and helping people make more sustainable choices.
Google.org
Mon Jul 17 2023
Google.org’s new grant to help track permafrost thaw
A new $5 million grant aims to help Woodwell Climate Research Center track Arctic permafrost thaw in near real-time.
6 mujeres lideran la lucha contra el cambio climático
Homenajeamos a Eunice Newton Foot, científica pionera de la ciencia climática, y a 6 organizaciones beneficiarias de Google.
6 women leading the fight against climate change
We’re celebrating climate science pioneer Eunice Newton Foote and six women-led Google.
Travel
Wed Jul 12 2023
A new advisory committee to improve flight emission estimates
Representatives from the ICCT and more will help oversee the Travel Impact Model, our methodology for predicting flight emissions.
Thu Jun 22 2023
Our support for early warning systems
Google’s Yossi Matias and WMO Director of Infrastructure Anthony Rea discuss the Early Warnings For All Initiative.
Tue Jun 20 2023
Helping California’s monarch butterflies: an update
An update on Google’s support for California’s monarch butterflies.
data-center
Tue Jun 13 2023
How the data center site selection process works at Dropbox
Data-Centers-and-Infrastructure
Wed May 31 2023
A sustainable solution helped a small town cool its data center
Season 3 of the Where the Internet Lives podcast explores how data centers change the world around them in surprising and beneficial ways.
Mon May 22 2023
Helping more people stay safe with flood forecasting
AI-powered Flood Hub is expanding to nearly 80 countries worldwide.
Wed Mar 08 2023
After four years of SMR storage, here's what we love?and what comes next