Google, Microsoft, others invest $300 million in crushed rocks as CO2 removal solution
Enhanced rock weathering has gone from an interesting idea to large-scale trials in just a few years Read More
Google parent Alphabet’s skunkworks targets the plastic crisis
The "X Moonshot for Circularity" initiative seeks to yield value from more than plastic. Read More
Most corporate net-zero targets don’t go nearly far enough, analysis finds
Google and Volvo Group, however, win props for emerging good practices in corporate net-zero target setting, according to Net Zero Tracker. Read More
Amazon’s plan to restore 1.85 billion gallons of water highlights AI’s soaring demand for water
A vast majority of data centers use water to keep servers and networking gear from overheating. Read More
Tech companies brace for the new EU right-to-repair law
While Google has changed its tune on repairing devices, Apple remains opposed. Read More
Google reports 13% emissions increase fueled by AI
The company is struggling to add carbon-free energy fast enough, CSO Kate Brandt told GreenBiz. Read More
Google wants to help other companies eliminate plastic from their packaging
The company will publish a 70-page guide in June detailing how it redesigned its boxes, coatings, enclosures and labels. Read More
Alphabet, Meta and others are paying $58.3 million to bury sludge
Corporate buyers’ group Frontier contracts with startup using deep wells to store waste that would otherwise emit methane or CO2. Read More
How Google closes clean energy deals in as little as 2 months
With new standardized contracts, Google aims to scale the amount of ‘carbon-free’ energy supplying its data centers. Read More
Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power
Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy. Read More