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Google shifts climate communications away from ‘net zero’ wording

Climate Targets

Google shifts climate communications away from ‘net zero’ wording

Google's carbon footprint is up 51% from its 2019 baseline.

11 September 2025

Frontier coalition backs ocean carbon removal solution in US$31mn deal

Frontier coalition backs ocean carbon removal solution in US$31mn deal

Ocean alkalinity enhancement has a credible path to under US$100 per tonne.

27 August 2025

Google shares AI power, water and emissions data for the first time

Artificial Intelligence

Google shares AI power, water and emissions data for the first time

Are the tech giant's calculations reliable?

22 August 2025

AI emissions: What we know so far – and more importantly, what we don’t know

Artificial Intelligence

AI emissions: What we know so far – and more importantly, what we don’t know

Sam Altman's recent estimate of the power use of a ChatGPT query was met with scepticism.

07 August 2025

Google invests in long-duration battery in pursuit of 24/7 carbon-free power

Energy Transition

Google invests in long-duration battery in pursuit of 24/7 carbon-free power

Energy Dome’s ‘CO2 Battery’ stores excess energy generated from renewable sources, and dispatches it back to the grid for 8 to 24 hours.

25 July 2025

Big Tech firms sign pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050

Big Tech firms sign pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050

This is the first time major businesses beyond the nuclear sector have publicly committed to backing the expansion of nuclear power.

12 March 2025

WEF charts roadmap to sustainable AI – and calls for collaboration

Artificial Intelligence

WEF charts roadmap to sustainable AI – and calls for collaboration

"Partnerships are critical to unlock AI’s potential while responsibly addressing its environmental impacts.”

22 January 2025

Frontier coalition makes $US80 million carbon removal purchase

Carbon removals

Frontier coalition makes $US80 million carbon removal purchase

Two firms will remove 296,378 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere on behalf of Frontier by 2030.

19 December 2024

New corporate coalition seeks to procure 24/7 local carbon-free electricity

Energy Transition

New corporate coalition seeks to procure 24/7 local carbon-free electricity

"Location-based matching gives a clear demand signal to show where more carbon-free electricity is needed."

25 September 2024