Earth Week in the cloud

Although Earth Day was April 22, at Google Cloud we take sustainability seriously so we celebrated Earth Day all week long. We didn’t want you to miss a thing, so we’re recapping all our news from Earth Week in one handy location.Faster, cheaper, greener? Pick the Google Cloud region that’s right for youWhen it comes to sustainability, we get more done when we move together. That’s why Google Cloud partners with nonprofits, research organizations, governments, and businesses to build technology and tools to accelerate meaningful change. To help our customers do this, last month we shared the average hourly Carbon Free Energy Percentage (CFE%) for the majority of our Google Cloud regions. On Monday, we shared a new tool leveraging this data—a Google Cloud region picker—that helps customers assess key inputs like price, latency to their end users and carbon footprint, as they choose which Google Cloud region to run on. Read more.Related ArticleFaster, cheaper, greener? Pick the Google Cloud region that’s right for youNew Google Cloud region picker makes it easy for you to take advantage of our greenest data centers.Read ArticleFour consecutive years of 100% renewable energy—and what’s nextOn Tuesday, we announced that in 2020 Google again matched 100 percent of its global electricity use with purchases of renewable energy. We were the first company of our size to achieve this milestone back in 2017, and we’ve repeated the accomplishment in every year since. All told, we’ve signed agreements to buy power from more than 50 renewable energy projects, with a combined capacity of 5.5 gigawatts—about the same as a million solar rooftops. Read more.Related ArticleFour consecutive years of 100% renewable energy—and what’s nextFor the fourth consecutive year, Google has matched 100% of its global electricity use with renewable energy—but that’s just the beginning.Read ArticleSolving for more sustainable and resilient value chainsGlobal supply chains are also subject to environmental risks. In 2020, over 8,000 suppliers disclosing through CDP, a global disclosure system for environmental impacts, reported that US$1.26 trillion of revenue is likely to be at risk over the next five years due to climate change, deforestation, and water insecurity.On Thursday, we shared how we’re working to help organizations digitally transform their supply chains with sustainability in mind. With better insights from data, they can automate processes more intelligently. With smarter ML models, they can optimize systems and routing. With an open platform, they can integrate partner solutions. And they can connect their workforce in real time to collaborate up and down the value chain. Read more.Related ArticleSolving for more sustainable and resilient value chainsImproved visibility and insights—and the flexibility to adopt new business models—are key to building more sustainable supply chains.Read ArticleContributing to a sustainable future with Chrome OS and partnersGoogle’s sustainability initiatives extend all the way from our data centers to our endpoints. That’s why Chrome OS also provides sustainable computing software and hardware through our ecosystem of partners and customers committed to driving systemic change. On Friday, we shared how Chrome OS was born in the cloud and introduced a modern, more sustainable way of computing. Many partners and customers have adopted Chrome OS with specific sustainability goals in mind, and we’re sharing their stories to inspire others. Read more.Related ArticleContributing to a sustainable future with Chrome OS and partnersHow Chrome OS and partners are contributing to a sustainable futureRead ArticleEvery day is Earth DayAlthough today marks the close of Earth Week, our passion for sustainability never waivers. As we continue to operate the cleanest cloud in the industry, we’re working with a growing group of cloud customers focused on reducing the carbon impact of their operations. Learn more at https://cloud.google.com/sustainability.Related ArticleHow carbon-free is your cloud? New data lets you knowA Google Cloud region’s Carbon-Free Energy percentage (CFE%) lets you choose where best to run your workloads to meet your sustainability…Read ArticleFurther readingFaster, cheaper, greener? Pick the Google Cloud region that’s right for youFour consecutive years of 100% renewable energy—and what’s nextSolving for more sustainable and resilient value chainsContributing to a sustainable future with Chrome OS and partnersHow we’re working with governments on climate goalsHow carbon-free is your cloud? New data lets you knowA timely new approach to certifying clean energy
Quelle: Google Cloud Platform