Sustainable Innovation Technology - Google SustainabilityMany of us think about how technology affects the environment. Sustainability website. google talks about how Google is trying to ...
Many of us think about how technology affects the environment. Sustainability website. google talks about how Google is trying to reduce its carbon footprint and help others do the same. This is not just a page with promises, there are many specific numbers and facts for 2024.
Interestingly, just five of the company's products have helped people, cities and partners reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 26 million metric tons. By comparison, Google's own ambitious total emissions in the same year were 11.5 million tons. That is, the assistance from the products exceeds the company’s internal environmental costs. That's impressive, right?
The company is not limited to just products for users. They work with cities, governments and scientists on systemic change. Here are some projects:
There is also a lot of work within the company itself. In 2024, emissions from data centers were reduced by 12, despite rising energy demand.More than 8 GW of clean energy was also purchased, an all-time record.
An important point concerns water. Water management projects have replenished 64 fresh water consumption. That's about 4.5 billion gallons, which is equal to the annual consumption of 40 thousand average US households. Previously, in 2023, this figure was only 18. Significant progress.
It is also worth noting the TPU chips (Tensor Processing Units). The new design is nearly 30 times more power efficient than the first Cloud TPU from 2018. This is important for the operation of large language models and AI in general.
Five key products saved approximately 26 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e).
Chromebooks receive updates for 10 years, Pixel phones for 7 years, and Nest products for at least 5 years after launch.
The new TPU chips are almost 30 times more power efficient than the first Cloud TPUs released in 2018.
64 of the fresh water consumed was replaced, which is about 4.5 billion gallons.
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