5.6 billion gallons and counting: Google’s dipping its toes in too much water

“How we’re driving positive environmental outcomes throughout our business in three key ways: developing products and technology that empower individuals on their journey to a more sustainable life, working together with partners and organisations everywhere to transition to resilient, low-carbon systems, and operating our business more sustainably,” said Google about its 2023 Environmental Sustainability report. Apart from outlining the above, here was a staggering statistic mentioned in the report. 5.6 billion gallons. That’s the amount of water consumed by Google’s massive data centres and offices.