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Google becomes retroactively carbon-neutral

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Google announced that it has now invested in enough high-quality carbon offsets to essentially erase its carbon footprint , compensating for all the carbon the company ever emitted. Google first became carbon-neutral in 2007. Microsoft plans to be carbon-negative by 2030. Via BBC Image via Pawe?

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Siemens publishes advice for businesses on steps to decarbonise

Envirotec Magazine

Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. To help businesses create their individual decarbonisation strategies, Siemens has published a new whitepaper suggesting a range of specific steps towards carbon neutrality. Shift to low-carbon heat.

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Former Volvo Trucks exec launches electric truck startup

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In 2007, he was instrumental in making the Volvo plant in Ghent, Belgium, a carbon-neutral automotive plant. Collignon has more than 30 years of international experience in the commercial vehicle industry with GM and the Volvo Group.

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Google Pledges 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy by 2030

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Google on Monday pledged that by 2030 it will run its entire business on carbon-free energy — every hour of every day of the year. West driven by increased heat and dry conditions linked to global warming from human carbon emissions. Google's supply, demand and policy approach. Europe and Chile.

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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

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utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. That includes a recommitment to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions below 50 percent of their 2007 levels, potentially ahead of schedule.

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Google Cloud upgrades effort to flag greenest data centres

Business Green

Update to region picker aims to make it easier for customers to switch to the lowest carbon regions for their Cloud computing services. Earlier this year, we published the carbon characteristics of our Google Cloud regions ," he wrote. A simple leaf icon will signal which regions have the lowest level of emissions.

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Google debuts Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform

Business Green

Google yesterday announced the latest breakthrough in support of its goal to utilise zero carbon power at all times, unveiling a new Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform that matches data centre energy use to peaks in renewable power generation. Early results demonstrate carbon-aware load shifting works," Radovanovic said.