Overview

• Ecosia said it sent its proposal to U.S. District Judge Mehta, who is expected to rule this month on remedies to his 2024 finding that Google illegally monopolized search and advertising.
• The nonprofit proposes running Chrome for a decade with no upfront payment, channeling roughly 60% of profits to climate and environmental projects and returning 40% to Google.
• Under the plan, Google would retain ownership and intellectual property rights to the browser, and Chrome could continue using Google search by default.
• Ecosia projects Chrome could generate about $1 trillion over ten years, a company estimate used to frame its climate funding and Google payout.
• The DOJ has sought a forced divestiture of Chrome, Google has vowed to appeal, and rival interest includes Perplexity’s $34.5 billion offer that drew criticism and suggestions that OpenAI might pay more.