Formula 1 cuts emissions 35%, stays on track for net zero 2030

Formula 1 said it remained on track to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030 after cutting its carbon footprint 35% from its 2018 baseline. The latest verified sustainability report put total emissions at 148,805 tCO2e in 2025, down from 168,720 in 2024 and 228,793 in 2018. The figures cover F1 operations, team factories, race operations and travel.

The sport said the gains came from a mix of changes across freight, logistics, broadcasting, race operations and energy use at factories and facilities. Emissions at team factories were down 64% from 2018, logistics emissions fell 29%, and event-operations emissions dropped 6% even as the calendar expanded to 24 races. F1 said travel-related emissions declined by more than 21,000 tCO2e, and emissions from factories, facilities and offices fell by more than 37,000 tCO2e after teams moved to renewable energy. Renewable power has now been used at all European races for paddock operations, and the 2026 cars are running on fully sustainable fuel while using roughly one-third less fuel per race.

F1 also said its sustainability push has included greater use of sustainable aviation fuel, the first deployment of sustainable maritime fuel, reduced freight and more remote operations. CEO Stefano Domenicali said the results reflected collective action across the sport, and head of ESG Ellen Jones said the Future Race Operations Program and calendar rationalization were key to further cuts. F1 expects more reductions from regional hubs, calendar changes beginning in 2026 and a plan to move half of broadcast-related freight out of air transport by 2030, with more than half of current broadcast and related freight expected to shift off air transport by then. The championship said its net-zero target still depends on at least a 50% absolute emissions cut from 2018 levels, with remaining unavoidable emissions to be offset.