Environmental impact
1. Environmental impact
The virtual world, which includes Google Cloud’s network, is built on physical infrastructure, and all those racks of humming servers use huge amounts of energy. Altogether, existing data centers use roughly 2% of the world’s electricity. With this in mind, Google works to make their data centers run as efficiently as possible. Just like our customers, Google is trying to do the right things for the planet. We understand that Google Cloud customers have environmental goals of their own, and running their workloads on Google Cloud can be a part of meeting those goals. Therefore, it’s useful to note that Google's data centers were the first to achieve ISO 14001 certification, which is a standard that maps out a framework for an organization to enhance its environmental performance through improving resource efficiency and reducing waste. As an example of how this is being done, here’s Google’s data center in Hamina, Finland. This facility is one of the most advanced and efficient data centers in the Google fleet. Its cooling system, which uses sea water from the Bay of Finland, reduces energy use and is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. In our founding decade, Google became the first major company to be carbon neutral. In our second decade, we were the first company to achieve 100% renewable energy. By 2030, we aim to be the first major company to operate on carbon-free energy, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.2. Let's practice!
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