Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Sustainable commuting Long-distance travel “Less emissions only” 昀椀lter. In 2022, we expanded Over time, we’ve re昀椀ned and improved the TIM with help coverage of carbon emissions estimates to 99% of from academic and nonpro昀椀t expe爀琀s, as well as various itineraries on Google Flights. pa爀琀ners in the travel industry. We then formalized these One sustainable way to travel is to avoid driving When individuals search in Google Flights, they now see collaborative e昀昀o爀琀s by establishing an independent altogether, which is why we’re making it easier to use carbon emissions estimates for nearly every 昀氀ight, right We also created the Travel Impact Model (TIM), advisory commi琀琀ee to oversee future changes to the TIM. Google Maps for sustainable commuting in urban areas, next to price and duration (see Figure 6). Lower emissions a public and freely accessible methodology for predicting by providing mass transit options, bike routes, bike 昀氀ights are labeled with a green badge, and results can the per-passenger CO emissions produced by an Google Search can also help people 昀椀nd more shares, and walking directions. be so爀琀ed or 昀椀ltered by carbon impact. If people want to 2 upcoming 昀氀ight. Today, the TIM powers the emissions sustainable alternatives to 昀氀ying when available. view only 昀氀ights that have lower emissions compared to estimates you see on Google Flights, as well as select Trips taken by train or bus o昀琀en produce lower emissions By tapping on the Google Maps transit icon, individuals the average for similar trips, they can simply tap the travel sites, through our work in the Travalyst coalition. and can frequently save individuals time or money over can get directions to their destination by bus, train, sho爀琀er distances. subway, and even ferry. Google Maps provides, on average, more than 2 billion kilometers (1.2 billion miles) People can now compare train ticket prices directly on of public transit results per day. FIGURE 6 Google Search for travel in and around select countries. As Google Flights emissions estimates an example, when looking for “Berlin to Vienna trains,” Global searches for “e-bikes” have doubled over individuals will see a new module in the search results that  43 the past three years. In 2022, we added over 90,000 lets them choose their depa爀琀ure date and compare the kilometers (56,000 miles) of bike lanes and bikeable available options. To fu爀琀her expand individual choices for roads to Google Maps. Individuals can also 昀椀nd nearby intercity travel, we’ve also sta爀琀ed testing a similar feature bike and scooter shares in over 400 cities around for bus tickets. the world. We’re also helping people get from point A to point B Hotel accommodations on foot. Google Maps o昀昀ers turn-by-turn directions for pedestrians, with Immersive View and Street View When people search for travel accommodations, they o昀昀ering route previews, and Live View, which uses can see which hotels have been ce爀琀i昀椀ed for meeting augmented reality to display arrows and directions high standards of sustainability by select independent clearly overlaid on the map. organizations. For example, hotels ce爀琀i昀椀ed by Green Key or Ea爀琀hCheck will have an eco-ce爀琀i昀椀ed badge next to their name. 2022 HIGHLIGHT Google Maps provides, on average, more than 2 billion kilometers (1.2 billion miles) of public transit results per day. 18