Education technology that’s and
24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030*
64%
global average carbon-free energy across our data centers and offices.
1.5X
energy efficiency from Google’s owned-and-operated data center versus a typical enterprise data center.
100%
annual match of Google’s global electricity use with renewable energy purchases since 2017.
Google for Education is here to help you meet your sustainability goals
Reduce your school’s emissions and reach sustainability goals with Google for Education
Built with sustainability in mind, Google for Education tools help enhance instruction and lessen your school’s environmental impact.
Chromebooks are built to last
Chromebooks are designed with recycled materials, and can be easily used by numerous users over a long period of time. And best of all, they get 10 years of automatic updates – more than any other operating system commits to today.
Innovative features like adaptive charging helps preserve battery health, while battery saver will reduce or turn off energy-intensive processes.*
Chromebooks have many parts that can be repaired, and schools can build their own in school repair programs or send Chromebooks out to be repaired.
All devices reach a time when they stop being useful, especially as hardware evolves. Schools can either sell or recycle Chromebooks via their reseller, who will often collect them onsite. (Before you turn them over to a remarketer or recycler, make sure all devices are removed from management first.)
You can also search for drop-off recycling locations near you with our global recycling drop-off points feature in Google Maps.
Chromebook
Chromebook
Chromebook
Chromebook
Go paperless with Google Workspace
Get a better understanding of the emissions associated with your school’s use of Gmail, Meet, Docs, and other Workspace products.
Google Meet provides productive virtual learning with moderator control and engagement features that save time while reducing the need to travel, including for parent-teacher conferences, professional development, or to connect with guest speakers virtually.
Google’s suite of products enables schools to collaborate more efficiently while saving time and reducing the need for paper usage.
Workspace
Google Meet
Google Docs
Inspire climate responsibility for this generation and the next
Programs and solutions
Support your institution’s sustainability priorities
Chromebook repair program
Extend the lifespan of your devices and minimize e-waste by setting up a Chromebook repair program.
ChromeOS Flex
Transform your existing Macs and PCs with ChromeOS Flex to help extend the life of older hardware.
Chromebook automatic updates
Chromebooks receive 10 years of automatic updates — more than any other operating system commits to today.
Curriculum inspiration
Curriculum inspiration
Teaching students to live sustainably should be an imperative part of your curriculum. Leverage our tools and proposed lesson plans to help educate about eco-friendly living.
Teach about the environment and take action while building new digital skills with Earth Day projects.
Build lessons around and calculate how our everyday actions contribute to our ecological footprint.
Free-of-cost science lesson plans designed to engage students through hands-on experiments and activities.
Lesson plan to help develop critical thinking skills using Google for Education tools to address the issue of reducing plastic in the oceans.
Google tools
Google tools
These tools can be used in everyday life and to spark additional curriculum ideas.
Explore the earth with latitude and longitude, or use timelapse to demonstrate issues like receding glaciers.
Compute how much solar energy your school can produce.
Explore data and tools for forest protection.
See how the earth has changed over the past 37 years.
Get a detailed view of water on earth.
“It’s really not until the sixth or seventh year of the device that we consider total losses, and even then we pull whichever parts we can use for other Chromebooks.”
Dawn Sponsler
Jenks Public Schools
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*Carbon-free energy is any type of electricity generation that doesn’t directly emit carbon dioxide, including (but not limited to) solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, and nuclear. Sustainable biomass and carbon capture and storage (CCS) are special cases considered on a case-by-case basis, but are often also considered carbon-free energy sources.