Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 The journey ahead As we move forward on our journey to reduce our The clean energy transition also requires strong emissions, we’ll continue to focus both on our own actions from governments, and we call for ambitious footprint and on the larger systems that serve us—from public policies aimed at decarbonizing electricity grids electricity grids to transpo爀琀ation networks to materials worldwide. supply chains. • Policy recommendations to accelerate We’ve made great progress in procuring clean energy, carbon-free energy but we still have a long way to go to meet our 2030 net-zero target. We recognize we’ll face many challenges Ultimately, achieving a carbon-free future for all requires along the way, for example: rapid and far-reaching transformations to these systems, and as we grow our e昀昀o爀琀s towards net-zero emissions • Meeting our growing energy needs for our own footprint, we’ll prioritize actions where we can make unique contributions and maximize our impact on • Availability of carbon-free energy larger systems change. • Cost and limited volumes of carbon removals LEARN MORE For more details, see the Challenges to address • Accelerating climate action at Google and beyond: section above. A progress update We also know we can’t get there alone. To scale our • 24/7 carbon-free energy: Methodologies and metrics work, we’ve created tools, white papers, and case studies to help others adopt some of the approaches that have worked for us. • The CFE manager: A new model for driving decarbonization impact • Time-based energy a琀琀ribute ce爀琀i昀椀cates El Romero solar farm in Chile (80 MW for Google) 48