Environmental Report

Overview

The report describes Google's 2024 environmental progress amid rising demand from AI and other services. The company reduced data center energy emissions by 12% while electricity consumption grew, and raised global carbon-free energy across data centers and offices to 66%. It also replenished approximately 64% of freshwater consumption and diverted 84% of operational waste from disposal. The report notes that total ambition-based emissions increased, with supply-chain emissions a continuing challenge.

Document

Report type: Sustainability Report
Class: Dedicated
Scope: Full report
Fiscal year: 2024
Period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Language: English
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