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THE ‘ CARBON- NEUTRAL PROMISE ’ TREND
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OOGLE ANNOUNCES ARBON NEUTRAL TATUS
2012
FIRST 100 % RENEWABLE DATA CENTRE LAUNCHED IN ICELAND
Setting a new benchmark for sustainable technology , Verne Global became the first data centre powered on 100 % renewable energy . Then , over the past decade , data centres across the world have replicated this achievement .
COP26 drove many large companies ( including Microsoft and Apple ) to publicly promise to be carbon neutral by 2030 . By then , we ’ ll see a much higher proportion of data centres running on renewable energy , at netzero water usage , utilising new cooling technologies , and supporting local ecosystems . ine years after its formation , oogle became the first large ompany to declare a carbon eutral status . Since then , the ompany has aimed to eliminate ts carbon legacy and use enewable energy across all its loud regions .