# A more sustainable future through information and innovation.

Since our earliest days, we’ve been on an ambitious journey to help build a more sustainable future.

Through our products, we aim to empower individuals, cities, and partners to collectively reduce 1 gigaton of their carbon equivalent emissions annually by 2030. For ourselves, we have a bold goal to reach net-zero emissions across all of our operations and value chain, which includes running on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE)9 on every grid where we operate.

A sustainable future requires systems-level change, strong government policies, and new technologies. We know that AI has the potential to help solve some of climate’s biggest challenges. Scaling AI and using it to accelerate climate action will be just as crucial as addressing the environmental impact associated with it.

We’re committed to collaboration and playing our part, every step of the way.

## AI for sustainability

At Google, we have a unique opportunity to help lead the transition to a more sustainable future by using AI to make climate information more accessible and understandable, and to drive innovation forward.

## Bold

We’re using AI to boldly accelerate the research and design of potential climate change solutions to mitigate, adapt, and build foundational capabilities for the transition to a decarbonized world.

Learn more Learn more## Responsible

We’re committed to developing AI responsibly and working to address the environmental impact associated with it.

Learn more Learn more## Together

We believe that all of us—policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society—must work together to responsibly harness AI’s potential for climate action and ensure it benefits everyone.

Learn more Learn more## Every action counts

If we work together, there’s no limit to what we can do to help individuals, communities, and businesses mitigate and adapt to climate change.

## Discover ways to take action

See how our products can help you make more sustainable choices.

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Get the information you need to make thoughtful decisions around reducing your organization’s emissions and achieving your sustainability goals.

Learn more Learn more## See what we’re doing

Learn how we’re driving innovation in climate and clean energy through our own operations.

Learn more Learn more## Working together toward 1 GT

Through our products, we aim to help individuals, cities, and other partners collectively reduce 1 gigaton of their carbon equivalent emissions annually by 2030.

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## Creating sustainable impact at scale

See how we’re sharing the innovations we create and the lessons we learn to help accelerate the global transition to a carbon-free future.

1Fuel-efficient routing was first launched in the U.S. in 2021. In 2023, we started rolling out fuel-efficient routing to India and Indonesia, adding to our existing coverage in the United States, Canada, Egypt, and nearly 40 European countries.

2 Google uses an AI prediction model to estimate the expected fuel or energy consumption for each route option when users request driving directions. We identify the route that we predict will consume the least amount of fuel or energy. If this route is not already the fastest one and it offers meaningful energy and fuel savings with only a small increase in driving time, we recommend it to the user. To calculate enabled emissions reductions, we tally the fuel usage from the chosen fuel-efficient routes and subtract it from the predicted fuel consumption that would have occurred on the fastest route without fuel-efficient routing and apply adjustments for factors such as: CO2e factors, fleet mix factors, well-to-wheels factors, and powertrain mismatch factors. We then input the estimated prevented emissions into the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator to calculate equivalent cars off the road for a year. The cumulative figure covers estimated emissions prevented after fuel-efficient routing was launched, from October 2021 through December 2023, while the annual figure covers estimated emissions prevented from January 2023 through December 2023. Enabled emissions reductions estimates include inherent uncertainty due to factors that include the lack of primary data and precise information about real-world actions and their effects. These factors contribute to a range of possible outcomes, within which we report a central value.

3Our updated Fuel Cost Calculator, currently available in 21 countries, now includes results for both electric and fuel-based cars.

4Fuel-efficient routing in Google Maps is currently available in the United States, Canada, Egypt, and nearly 40 European countries.

5By the end of 2023, Google Maps contained approximately 400,000 EV charging locations globally.

6We now feature more climate-friendly transportation options in Search, showcasing long-distance train routes in 38 countries(1) and long-distance bus routes in 15 countries(2). (1) Train information on Search is available for travel in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States. (2) Bus information on Search is available for travel in the following countries: Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.

7We aim to reduce 50% of our combined Scope 1, Scope 2 (market-based), and Scope 3 absolute emissions (compared to our 2019 base year) by 2030, and we plan to invest in nature-based and technology-based carbon removal solutions to neutralize our remaining emissions.

8We define freshwater as naturally occurring water from surface or groundwater sources that isn’t salty, and is suitable for consumption if clean or processed. Freshwater excludes seawater and reclaimed wastewater.

9Carbon-free energy is any type of electricity generation that doesn’t directly emit carbon dioxide, including (but not limited to) solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, and nuclear. Sustainable biomass and carbon capture and storage (CCS) are special cases considered on a case-by-case basis, but are often also considered carbon-free energy sources.

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

In 2020, we set an ambitious new goal: to operate on carbon-free energy, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year—all by 2030. This whitepaper explains the science behind our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal and how we hope to achieve it.

September 2020

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

This paper describes our water stewardship work to date and our ambitions for the future—both at Google and beyond. We’re focusing on three areas: enhancing our stewardship of water resources across Google office campuses and data centers; replenishing our water use and improving watershed health and ecosystems in water-stressed communities; and sharing technology and tools that help everyone predict, prevent and recover from water stress.

September 2021

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# The Corporate Role in Accelerating Advanced Clean Electricity Technologies

This paper discusses the importance of advanced clean electricity technologies to creating secure, reliable, carbon-free electricity systems, and argues that companies can play a catalytic role by directing some of their clean energy purchases and investments to support the commercialization of these technologies.

September 2023

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# Google & Repairability

This white paper outlines Google’s viewpoint on Right to Repair legislation, a short description of Google’s current repair capacities, and how R2R can advance Google’s overall sustainability efforts.

January 2024