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It's a mix of (1) great work around sustainable processes and (2) nuances in defining carbon footprint. (disclaimer: work at G) https://storage.googleapis.com
by joatmon-snoo 7y ago
It's a mix of (1) great work around sustainable processes and (2) nuances in defining carbon footprint.
(disclaimer: work at G)
https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-sustainability.appspot.com/pdf/Google_2018-Environmental-Report.pdf https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-sustainability.appspot.c...
https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/renewable/ https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/renewable/
- account73466 7y agoBuying renewable energy does not make your footprint zero. You can twist the definition until it suits your needs but if you properly count footprint of the chain, it cannot be zero.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 7y agoGoogle buys high quality carbon offsets, not just renewable energy. It's not clear whether that makes the footprint zero. It surely depends on how you count. But their approach is less naive than "just buy RECs."