{"id":37391,"date":"2026-06-17T18:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37391"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:37:57","slug":"formula-one-records-35-drop-in-carbon-footprint-since-2018","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/formula-one-records-35-drop-in-carbon-footprint-since-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula One records 35% drop in carbon footprint since 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula One recorded a 35% reduction on its carbon footprint last year compared to the 2018 baseline and \u200bremains on track to fulfil its commitment to \u200cbecome net-zero carbon by 2030, the motor racing organisation said this Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 annual review found a 12% drop in its carbon footprint \u200bcompared to 2024, and a 27% reduction in \u200btravel emissions since 2018, with teams investing in sustainable \u2060aviation fuel and Formula One using remote broadcast operations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bcross-sport commitment to reducing carbon emissions has seen almost 80 000 \u200btonnes of carbon dioxide removed from Formula One operations since 2018,&#8221; the organisation said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The equivalent of one person flying over \u200b500 million kilometres or completing over 100,000 one-way transatlantic (London to \u200bNew York) passenger journeys.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe sport, which is set to have 22 Grands \u200cPrix \u2060this year, aims to further reduce emissions from teams, staff and personnel travelling between race locations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More than 50% of Formula 1\u2019s current broadcast and related freight will be removed \u200bfrom air transport \u200bby 2030, \u2060marking a key milestone in achieving its minimum emissions reduction target,&#8221; the statement added.<br \/>\nFormula One \u200bPresident and Chief Executive Officer Stefano Domenicali said he was \u200bproud \u2060of the collective effort that has helped the organisation stay on track to achieve net-zero by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From calendar rationalisation to greater \u2060investment \u200bin sustainable fuels and alternative energy \u200bsolutions, we have reduced our footprint while the sport continues to grow,&#8221; he \u200badded.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Reuters\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32956,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-37391","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"The 2025 annual review found a 12% drop in its carbon footprint \u200bcompared to 2024","published_date":"","news_description":"The 2025 annual review found a 12% drop in its carbon footprint \u200bcompared to 2024","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37392,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37391\/revisions\/37392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}