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Google has shown its true form recently as a major innovator in climate technology . This puts it on the sustainable map ( quite literally ) ensuring that drivers and travellers have insights to decarbonise transport , help countries predict weather events and natural disasters , and assist with emissions reduction activities of anyone who uses its digital products and services .

Of its own emissions , Google has calculated this since 2006 and reported publicly to the Carbon Disclosure Project . In 2022 , the company reported emissions progress of 10.2 million metric tCO2e , which was a result of changes to its Scope 3 accounting methodology . This brought the company ’ s recorded emissions below that of its pre-COVID level .

It ’ s not all about emissions , though , as Google also engages in activities to encourage greater governance across the board , with functions such as risk management , stakeholder engagement , and policy development at the forefront of proceedings .

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