Google Confirms Clean Energy Plan, Predicts Less Emissions by 2030

GoogleCEO Eric Schmidt has reinforced Google’s desire for a national energy plan that will cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030.

Schmidt touted his plan, the latest in a string of mentions going back into late 2008, during an environmental conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal March 4. He claimed that such a plan would not only be good for the country, but also contribute to the company’s bottom line.

"What's really first at Google is about changing the world, in a positive way," Schmidt told The Wall Street Journal's Alan Murray.
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...Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives, and Jeffery Greenblatt, climate and energy technology manager for Google.org, wrote on the Google blog in October 2008. "Progress will accelerate when the price of carbon reflects its true costs to society. Putting a price on carbon through cap-and-trade or a carbon tax would help address this."