Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team sets new benchmark for sustainable leadership in F1, expanding carbon removals portfolio
The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has announced a major expansion of their global carbon removals portfolio – a bold, multi-year commitment that aims to advance the development and shape the future of high-integrity climate solutions. This expansion represents one of the most diverse and globally distributed carbon removals portfolios in global sport and is a significant milestone in their multi-year removals strategy.
Their carbon removals portfolio is designed to maximise synergies with the F1 race calendar, with projects across key regions including Brazil, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, alongside projects in Denmark and India – aiming to deliver impact in the communities and environments in which they compete.
Seven new projects across six technology types focused on securing durable removals have been added to their portfolio, including solutions across the spectrum such as Direct Air Capture, Biomass Storage Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage, Biochar, Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Enhanced Rock Weathering.
Carbon removals remain essential to addressing the small proportion of residual emissions that the team cannot eliminate through reductions. Informed by the Oxford Offsetting Principles, they are investing in the technologies and systems required to scale high-quality carbon removals.
In total across their portfolio, they are investing in approximately 18,900 tCO2e of nature-based, hybrid and engineered projects to meet our target of Race Team Control Net Zero by 2030.
This positions the team at the forefront of the rapidly advancing carbon removals sector, as F1 moves towards its Net Zero ambitions for 2030 and beyond.
The expanded portfolio will be curated and delivered by CUR8, a leading carbon removal marketplace that rigorously assesses and verifies carbon removal projects to ensure project delivery. Their expertise supports the team’s commitment to ensuring durability, transparency and best practice methodology across all projects.
Their commitments are intended to support the development of a stable, high-integrity ecosystem capable of delivering the volumes required to meet global climate targets. By investing now, they are accelerating the development and commercial viability of durable and credible climate solutions.
Their ambition is shared by their Team Partners including Signify, UBS and Nasdaq who are similarly committed to advancing high-integrity climate solutions. They also recognise the pioneering efforts of Meta AI and Microsoft, whose leadership has accelerated the carbon removals industry.
“Emissions reduction remains our priority, and high-quality carbon removals are essential for tackling the residual emissions that remain. By investing early across a diverse set of technologies and regions, we’re contributing to upscaling durable climate solutions while supporting the communities and environments in which we race. As a team, we are determined to engineer change on and off the track, so I’m proud to see our ambitious portfolio aiming to deliver meaningful impact far beyond our world.”
Alice Ashpitel, Head of Sustainability at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team