Greenpeace looks down on the tech giants of the world. But it looks down on Google the least.
On Tuesday, the big-name environmental-rights outfit unveiled its annual ranking of the tech giants working hardest to combat climate change and shift their operations to renewable energy sources. It’s called the “Cool IT Leaderboard,” and this year’s leader is Google, which scores a mere 53 points out of 100. Cisco, last year’s leader, dropped to second, with 49 points.
The organization says the ranking is “intended to facilitate comparison of IT climate leadership across the sector, recognising best practices and meaningful political advocacy leadership.” Google rose to the top of this year’s list because of what Greenpeace calls an “overdue shift” — i.e., it finally released its energy footprint (1.46 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, as of 2010). Plus, it invested $915 million in various renewable energy projects.
All that said, the report also dings Mountain View for killing its solar energy program and other renewable energy efforts in November of last year.
Greenpeace is one of the most vocal groups pushing IT giants to treat the environment with more friendliness. In December, the
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