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2020

2017

Google became the first company of its size to match its entire annual electricity consumption with renewable energy. This achievement made Google the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the world at the time.
Google set an ambitious goal to operate on 24 / 7 carbon-free energy in all its data centres and campuses worldwide by 2030. This aims to ensure that Google’ s operations are powered by clean energy every hour of every day.

2023

Google launched Google for Startups Accelerator in Europe: Climate Change, a 10-week, equity-free hybrid programme to empower high-potential Seed to Series A startups leveraging technology to combat climate change. This aims to scale AI solutions for climate action while addressing the technology’ s environmental impact.
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