Google Green  The Big Picture FAQs   Yes, our carbon footprint
has been verified by Cameron-Cole. You can view the verification
statement here.  What was Google's carbon footprint in 2011?
Our gross 2011 carbon footprint was 1,677,423 metric tons of
CO2e (Scope 1: 29,563, Scope 2: 1,439,703, Scope 3: 208,157).
After offsets, our net footprint was zero.  What accounts for
the drop in emissions from 2011 to 2012?  Per new industry
guidance, we’re now deducting our green power purchases from our
footprint, which accounts for the drop in emissions from 2011 to
2012. We also increased our renewable electricity purchases.
We’re reporting our 2012 greenhouse gas emissions inventory both
with and without green power purchase agreements.  What are
Google’s carbon emissions per million dollars in revenue?  Our
net carbon emissions per million dollars in revenue is zero. Our
gross carbon footprint per million dollars in revenue was 30.3
metric tons. This continues the downward trend of our footprint
growing more slowly