“ We’ re encouraged by our progress, but the journey to catalyse carbon removal is just beginning”
Brian Marrs, Senior Director of Energy and Carbon Removal, Microsoft
How Google uses carbon removals Energy-intensive technologies are causing similar problems for Google’ s carbon footprint. Since 2019, its emissions have grown by 51 % which is in part due to an increase in electricity consumption.
In 2024 the company contracted for more than US $ 100m in carbon removal credits to catalyse removal solutions through a combination of independent purchases and deals contracted through consortium Frontier.
Its investments are supporting a variety of carbon removal advancements.
188 September 2025