2025 Environmental Report
Google logo image

Making AI helpful for everyone, including the planet

marquee image first
marquee image second
marquee image third
marquee image fourth
marquee image fifth
marquee image sixth
marquee image seventh
marquee image eight

Our products, your impact

In 2024, just five of our products enabled individuals, cities, and other partners to collectively reduce an estimated 26 million metric tons of GHG emissions (tCO2e),1 roughly equivalent to the emissions from the annual energy use of over 3.5 million U.S. homes.2 For context, Google’s total ambition-based emissions in 2024 were 11.5 million tCO2e.3

card 1 image

Take the fuel-efficient route

Looking for a route that saves time and money?

gas station svg

In 2024, fuel-efficient routing helped people all over the world cut down on fuel and energy use, enabling emissions reductions equivalent to taking 630,000 gas-powered cars off the road for a year.4

card image 2

Estimate your solar savings

How much could you save by switching?

energy leaf svg

Solar savings estimator uses AI and satellite imagery to analyze roof space, weather, tree shade, and installation costs for millions of buildings, so you can decide if solar is best for you.

Use your devices longer

Use your devices longer

What if you could reduce e-waste and save money?

back logo third card

Chromebooks receive automatic software updates for 10 years; Pixel phones for 7 years; and Google Nest products for at least 5 years after launch.

front card image four

Shop pre-owned

Want to find unique and affordable items new to you?

back icon four card

As fashion accounts for ~8% of global carbon emissions,5 our individual clothing choices matter. Google Search highlights pre-owned products with a badge, making it easier to find pre-loved items and save some money.

Explore all products

Driving innovation and resilience through our research

We’re partnering with cities, researchers, governments, and businesses on new technology to effect meaningful systemic change and improve the lives of billions of people.

ourResearch1.webp

Enabling airlines to reduce contrails

Learn more
Enhancing our ability to react to wildfires

Helping firefighters detect wildfires earlier

Learn more
Optimizing traffic lights to reduce vehicle emissions

Applying AI for more efficient city streets

Learn more

  • Solar API

    Makes solar installation easier, faster, and more affordable.

    card-one

  • MethaneSAT

    Tracks global methane emissions with unprecedented precision.

    Frame 2055245872.png

  • Environmental Insights Explorer

    Aids cities in analyzing emissions, trees, solar potential, and more.

    card-two

  • Flood Hub

    Provides critical flood forecasts to millions of people up to 7 days in advance.

    Flood-Hub.png

  • Heat resilience

    Supports cities in addressing extreme heat.

    Image.png

  • Tapestry

    Visualizes the electric grid so more people can access clean energy.

    Screenshot 2024-11-04 at 11.15.22 AM.png

Committed to the efficient and responsible use of resources

Across our operations, we’re dedicated to everything from replenishing water to improving AI efficiency. We’re strengthening the circular economy by designing out waste and implementing 100% plastic-free packaging. We’re also investing in next-generation clean energy technologies like advanced nuclear and enhanced geothermal. Below is a snapshot of our progress in 2024.

our-operations-image-one
our-operations-image-two
Energy savings leaf

Reduced data center energy emissions by 12%

In 2024, our data center emissions were reduced by 12% compared to the prior year, even in the face of increased energy demands.

water.svg

Replenished 64% of our freshwater consumption

In 2024, our water stewardship projects replenished approximately 64% of our freshwater consumption, or 4.5 billion gallons6 (roughly equivalent to the annual water usage of 40,000 average U.S. households7), up from 18% in 2023.

solar power

Procured over 8 GW of clean energy

In 2024, we signed contracts to purchase over 8 GW of clean energy generation8—more than in any prior year.

bolt_24dp_000000_FILL0_ROND50_wght400_GRAD0_opsz24.svg

Improved TPU power efficiency by 30x

Ironwood—the first Google TPU (our custom AI chips) designed to power thinking, inferential AI models at scale—is nearly 30 times more power efficient than our first Cloud TPU from 2018.9

Stay informed

    1 To estimate aggregate enabled emissions reductions, we first estimated reductions for five products individually (Google Earth Pro, Solar API, Nest thermostats, fuel-efficient routing, and Green Light) and then combined the totals. For Solar API, we used the enabled emissions reductions following the annual (rather than lifetime) accounting basis. For details about the individual calculation methodologies, refer to our2025 Environmental Report.
    2 “Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, November 2024, accessed June 2025.
    3 We use the term “ambition-based” to describe the subset of emissions from our total carbon footprint that are within the boundaries we’ve set for our climate ambitions. For more details, refer to our2025 Environmental Report.
    4 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. This figure covers estimated enabled emissions reductions for the calendar year, from January through December. 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. We then input the estimated prevented emissions into the EPA’sGreenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator to calculate equivalent cars off the road for a year.
    6 For details about this calculation, refer to the Methodology section in the Appendix of the2025 Environmental Report.
    7 From “How We Use Water,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
    8 The total GW figure represents primarily PPAs, and includes some generation from targeted renewable energy investments where we also receive EACs. Actual generation may vary from the signed amounts based on changes during construction or project terminations.
    9 These calculations are based on internal data, as of March 2025. Google’s TPU power efficiency relative to the earliest generation Cloud TPU v2 is measured by peak FP8 flops delivered per watt of thermal design power per chip package.
    mobile menu arrow icon
    2025 Report