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Google emissions up 18% year on year – and 81% since 2019

Data Centre Emissions

Google emissions up 18% year on year – and 81% since 2019

"Achieving our climate ambition is more complex and challenging than ever."

01 July 2026

24/7 Carbon-Free Coalition enters next phase with new members

Energy Transition

24/7 Carbon-Free Coalition enters next phase with new members

Two of the coalition's founding members are no longer listed as partners.

24 June 2026

Big Tech giants join initiative to accelerate sustainable data centre technologies

Big Tech giants join initiative to accelerate sustainable data centre technologies

"Sustainable data centre design represents one of the fastest-growing opportunities for new technology adoption today."

29 May 2026

Shareholders push for climate accountability ahead of AGMs

Shareholders push for climate accountability ahead of AGMs

Big tech investors are growing concerned over the environmental impacts of the AI push.

07 April 2026

Google helps CDP build AI-powered climate adaptation tool

Data and Technology

Google helps CDP build AI-powered climate adaptation tool

Climate resilience financing requirements for subnational governments has soared to a record US$105 billion.

10 March 2026

What's the environmental impact of an AI query? A definitive directory

Artificial Intelligence

What's the environmental impact of an AI query? A definitive directory

All the energy, water and emissions data shared by Big Tech and nonprofits to date.

11 November 2025

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