F1 aims to set benchmark for sporting world with pledge to go carbon neutral

• Plan intends to make all grands prix fully sustainable by 2025
• 'If F1 can do it then surely anyone can,' says Green Party

Formula One has pledged to deliver on an ambitious programme to address the global climate emergency by going carbon neutral within 11 years.

The sport has committed to a plan that not only ensures it has a net carbon impact of zero by 2030 but will also adopt policies to make all grands prix fully sustainable by 2025. Both are bold targets that will not be easily met for a sport which produces 256,000 tons of CO² each season while transporting 10 teams and equipment to 21 races and with the global calendar set to expand.