Credit : Calie Giovanna / TED receiving the Distinguished Public Service Award from the US Navy – and the highest honour it can bestow on a citizen .
Brandt also recently secured the number one position in Sustainability Magazine ’ s Top 100 CSOs – and in 2021 was named in Fortune magazine ’ s 40 Under 40 list .
Speaking at COP28 in Dubai late last year , Brandt highlighted the meaningful progress made on renewable energy capacity globally , and the introduction of the AI Innovation Grand Challenge to support climate action in developing countries .
However , she also said “ there is still a lot of work to be done across the public and private sectors in order to facilitate the transition to a decarbonised global economy at the speed and scale required in this decisive decade .”
She ’ s not wrong , and part of Brandt ’ s success is down to a firm belief in the importance of publicprivate collaboration to deliver achievable solutions .
Google is already achieving many of its bold goals . The company became carbon neutral in 2007 , and aims to be carbon-free in all of its operations by 2030 .
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , Brandt admits that those longterm targets like net zero and 24 / 7 carbon-free energy are “ very bold and ambitious targets for any business but especially one that ’ s growing as rapidly as our business ”. sustainabilitymag . com 33