Formula 1 cuts emissions 35%, stays on track for net zero by 2030
NXTbets Pro | Published On: June 17, 2026
Formula 1 emissions
Formula 1 says it remains on track to reach net zero by 2030 after cutting its carbon footprint by 35% from a 2018 baseline. The sport’s latest sustainability report puts total emissions at 148,805 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, down from 228,793 tonnes in 2018. That marks a drop of 12% from 2024 to 2025 and gives Formula 1 a clearer path toward its long-term target. The series says teams, broadcasters, promoters and partners have worked together to eliminate nearly 80,000 tCO2e over the past eight years, a reduction that stretches across race delivery, travel, freight and facilities. Formula 1 says that progress matters because its net-zero goal still depends on at least a 50% absolute emissions reduction from 2018 levels. Any remaining unavoidable emissions will need to be offset. The numbers show a sport that has moved well past early-stage planning and into measurable cuts, but also one that still has to close a wide gap before it reaches the finish line on its climate goals.
Formula 1 travel
Travel and freight drove much of the change. Formula 1 says travel emissions fell by more than 21,000 tCO2e, while logistics emissions dropped 29% from 2018 and factories and facilities cut emissions by 64%. The series has leaned on a range of operational changes to get there. It shifted more freight from air to sea, increased its use of sustainable aviation fuel and made its first deployment of sustainable maritime fuel. Formula 1 also reorganized its race calendar to group events more geographically, which reduces the distance teams, equipment and support crews need to move during the season. Renewable energy has been deployed at all European races for paddock operations, giving the championship another emissions-saving layer in one of its busiest regions. Those changes do not come from one single fix. They add up through smaller gains in planning, transport and event setup. Formula 1 has treated travel as one of the biggest levers in its sustainability push, and the latest report shows that approach has produced the largest gains outside the power unit side of the sport. The reductions in freight and facilities also show how much of Formula 1’s footprint sits away from the track itself.
Formula 1 net zero
The next step centers on the 2026 regulations and the supply chain that supports them. Formula 1 says the 2026 cars will run on fully sustainable fuel, and it expects mandated advanced sustainable fuels from 2026 to deliver additional emissions cuts. That change gives the championship a chance to reduce emissions at the source rather than only through logistics and operations. Formula 1 also plans to move half of broadcast-related freight out of air transport by 2030, another target aimed at one of the sport’s more carbon-heavy areas. The report suggests the series now has several tools working at once, from sustainable fuel and renewable energy to route planning and freight shifts. It also shows the remaining challenge. Formula 1 says it can reach net zero only if it delivers at least a 50% absolute emissions cut from 2018 levels and offsets what cannot be removed. The sport has already lowered emissions by 35%, and it has done so while expanding the scale of its global calendar. That leaves a narrower but still demanding path to 2030. The gains to date provide a base. The next phase will decide whether Formula 1 can turn that base into the deeper reductions the target requires.
