By Kim LaCapria
Publication Date: 2026-04-09 04:00:00
Nearly 20 years ago, Google made a commitment to the environment — one it appears to be in the process of breaking with a new methane gas energy plant, according to the Guardian.
What’s happening?
In 2017, Google commemorated its 2007 decision to become a carbon-neutral company.
“We knew climate change was a global issue that needed urgent action, so we accelerated our efforts to make our operations carbon neutral,” the search giant said at the time.
By 2020, Google touted its progress in carbon neutrality: ensuring emissions were minimized and offset when necessary.
In that whitepaper, the firm unveiled an “ambitious new goal: to operate on carbon-free energy, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year — all by 2030.”
For over two decades, Google appeared to be sincerely committed to minimizing its environmental impact, despite its 2015 decision to abandon its original “Don’t Be Evil” ethos, as Time reported.
On April 2, the Guardian reported that clean energy market intelligence…
