The Kairos Fellowship released a report criticizing Google's environmental sustainability claims, alleging the company misrepresents its progress in reducing carbon emissions. Their analysis involved examining all of Google's past environmental reports and running detailed calculations. Nicole Sugerman, a co-author of the report, emphasized the lack of transparency from Google concerning its ecological impact. Google acknowledged a 12% reduction in datacentre energy emissions, but its total greenhouse gas emissions actually rose by 6.2%, marking a continued increase for three consecutive years.
"We deserve transparency about Google's impact on our Earth and our lives ... and the company and Google's leadership is not giving them to us. And so they need a push from us."
"This report ... investigates Google's claims, and a lot of what we found is that they are coming up short."
Google reported a 12% reduction in datacentre energy emissions despite a 27% increase in electricity demands, and its total GHG emissions rose year-on-year by 6.2%.
The Kairos Fellowship claims Google's environmental sustainability reports mislead the public regarding its progress in reducing carbon emissions.
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