It may seem counterintuitive, but the US petroleum fest that is NASCAR has announced its first long-term carbon emissions goals, and at their heart is the plan to reduce its carbon footprint to zero across its core operations by 2035.

“It’s an ambitious goal but one that holds us accountable as we begin to think about sustainability differently,” said Eric Nyquist, NASCAR’s chief communications & impact officer. “There is much work to be done but the fundamental objective is clear: we must reduce our emissions over time.”

The commitment to achieving net-zero operating emissions over the next 12 years followed NASCAR’s first comprehensive measurement of its carbon footprint. The study measured total emissions from all NASCAR offices, owned race tracks, national series races and other related operations in 2022.

In addition to the long-term operating emissions goal, NASCAR’s carbon measurement informed near-term sustainability priorities including 100 per cent renewable electricity at owned race tracks and facilities, the development of a sustainable racing fuel, expanded recycling efforts and on-site EV charging stations.

NASCAR will track progress toward its sustainability goals in an annually published NASCAR IMPACT Report.

Earlier this year, NASCAR became the first global sports property to join the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), a community consisting of more than 350 energy customer companies and their partners. CEBA counts nearly 100 companies from the FORTUNE 500 list among its ranks.

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