Nobody is ever going to think that F1 is fully climate friendly in any form, but Formula 1 has said that it is at least on track [F1’s pun, not mine] becoming net-zero by 2030, having delivered a 26 per cent reduction in its carbon emissions by the end of 2024.

Progress has been driven [again!] by collaboration with teams, partners, promoters, and the FIA, and comes during a period of growth for the sport, with the race calendar expanding from 21 events in 2018 to 24 in each of the past two seasons. Data in the latest sustainability update shows that if no changes had been made to operations during this time, there would have been an estimated 10% increase in the sport’s carbon footprint versus 2018.

At the end of the 2024 season, the carbon footprint for the sport stands at 168,720 tCO2e, down from 228,793 tCO2e in 2018.

Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of F1, said: “We are strongly committed to achieving net-zero by 2030. It is a concrete goal, already visible in the significant reduction of our sport's carbon footprint. While continuing to grow globally, we have shown that sustainable development is possible and that the strategies we have adopted are yielding tangible results.”

F1 is continuing with its alternative fuel strategy, including increasing use of sustainable aviation fuel, and the use of sea-freight for transport.

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