The company once pushed its plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. Google softens its climate pledgeIn late June, Google removed the phrase “pursue net-zero by 2030” from its main website. AI fuels rising energy useGoogle’s energy use is climbing fast as it expands AI data centres. In the United States, data centres may use 12 percent of national power by 2030. Google says it is still aiming for net-zero by 2030.