Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 in Brussels, which brought together policymakers, industry, and civil society to discuss how to accelerate climate Policy Public policy and advocacy action. He said, “At Google, we share the EU’s commitment engagement to action, and want to be a helpful pa爀琀ner in that progress.” In the Asia-Paci昀椀c region, we provided a public submission We know that strong public policy action is critical to Agreement, because climate scientists are clear: we have and statement of suppo爀琀 for Australia’s Climate Change Engagement on sustainability policy has been a top creating prosperous, equitable, and resilient low-carbon until 2030 to cha爀琀 a sustainable course for our planet, or Bill 2022 to enable the country to meet its Paris Agreement priority at Google for many years. Most recently, we economies around the world. we’ll face the worst consequences of climate change. 144 goals and reach net-zero emissions by 2050. were an o昀케cial pa爀琀ner at COP-27 in 2022, where we pa爀琀icipated in over 50 events and moments throughout The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate In 2022, we saw major steps forward on climate policy in We’ve led signi昀椀cant public policy engagement to suppo爀琀 the conference with public sector leaders from the United Change (UNFCCC)’s 2015 Paris Agreement states that the United States, Europe, and other regions. New policy strong sustainability outcomes. For instance, in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to call for humanity must “keep global temperature rise this century measures and corporate commitments will continue to play States last year, we provided comments to the SEC’s ampli昀椀ed ambition on climate and to showcase the role  143 well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.” Google an impo爀琀ant role in driving emissions reductions in the next proposed rule on enhanced climate-related disclosures. that the technology sector can play in enabling climate remains unwavering in our commitment to the Paris decade. See Figure 26 for our position on climate policy. In Europe, we shared input with the European Commission mitigation and adaptation. to suppo爀琀 policy measures to make sma爀琀phones and tablets, along with other devices, more repairable and FIGURE 26 We’ve consistently suppo爀琀ed strong climate policies sustainable. We also advocated for measures in the EU around the world in our public policy engagement and Our position on climate policy Renewable Energy Directive to suppo爀琀 24/7 carbon-free advocacy. In 2020, we published a climate change public energy supply models that enable companies to source policy position statement, Realizing a carbon-free future: clean energy for their operations. Google’s Third Decade of Climate Action, expressing At Google, we suppo爀琀 public policies that: our suppo爀琀 for public policies that strengthen global See Figure 27 for a detailed list of our sustainability policy climate action e昀昀o爀琀s through the Paris Agreement, • Strengthen global climate action e昀昀o爀琀s through the Paris Agreement, G20, and other multilateral engagements in 2022. establish emissions reduction targets and technology- forums to enhance international cooperation on climate. neutral pathways to achieve a carbon-free economy, • Establish emissions reduction targets and technology-neutral pathways to achieve a low-carbon and accelerate the development and deployment of  145 economy in line with the IPCC’s guidance and scienti昀椀c consensus. next generation low-carbon technology, among other • Use competitive, interconnected energy markets to empower consumers and speed up the transition provisions. In the United States, our federal lobbying to a clean economy. repo爀琀 covering Q4 2022 includes our lobbying e昀昀o爀琀s • Accelerate the development and deployment of next generation low-carbon technology, including with regard to U.S. federal climate and energy policy, harnessing digital technologies like AI and machine learning to suppo爀琀 climate action across businesses, including the Clean Energy for America Act, the CLEAN cities, governments, and civil society. Future Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, • Foster pa爀琀nerships and deepen collaboration across public and private actors to enable progress on and the energy provisions of the In昀氀ation Reduction Act, climate mitigation and adaptation by harnessing the full potential of climate solutions. all of which align with our advocacy for ambitious federal • Empower everyone to pa爀琀icipate in the transition to a sustainable economy and ensure that the clean climate and clean energy policies. energy economy provides economic growth for all—spurring a new generation of green jobs, bene昀椀ting the communities most impacted by a changing climate, and leaving no one behind in the transition. In Europe, our CEO Sundar Pichai shared vi爀琀ual remarks at A green wall at our inaugural Google European our inaugural Google European Sustainability Summit Sustainability Summit in Brussels. 79