Formula E team targets 8 million tonnes of CO₂e avoided through direct fan action, alongside its 500,000-mangrove restoration commitment in the Indian Sundarbans region
SHANGHAI, 2nd July 2026: Envision Racing today announced its most ambitious sustainability commitment to date: a target to avoid 8 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent through its Sustainable Chain fan pledge programme. This announcement was made during a demonstration from Envision driver Sébastien Buemi on the streets of Shanghai ahead of the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship Shanghai E-Prix.
The new target builds on Envision Racing’s long-standing commitment to using motorsport as a platform for positive environmental action. Through Sustainable Chain, the team encourages fans around the world to take practical climate actions in their everyday lives, demonstrating how individual actions can create meaningful collective impact.
Since launching the initiative, more than 270,000 people have already joined the Sustainable Chain, creating one of the largest fan-led climate engagement programmes in global sport.
Reducing emissions and restoring nature
The commitment follows Envision Racing’s two-part approach to climate action:
- Reduce: Help avoid 8 million tonnes of CO₂e through fan pledges
- Restore: Support the removal of approximately 250,000 tonnes of CO₂e through investment in large-scale mangrove restoration projects
Fans can choose from a range of practical climate pledges, from reducing household waste and recycling more to choosing lower-carbon transport options, improving home energy efficiency or switching to an electric vehicle. Every pledge contributes to a growing global movement while helping support ecosystem restoration projects in communities most affected by climate change.
The target of 8 million tonnes of CO₂e is equivalent to approximately 4.4 million long-haul return flights and represents around 0.02% of annual global carbon emissions – an unprecedented level of impact for a fan-led climate action campaign.
James Mercer, Commercial Director at Envision Racing, said:
“Motorsport has an incredible ability to inspire people, and we believe that influence can extend far beyond the race track. Sustainable Chain empowers fans to take practical climate action in their own lives, showing that small individual changes can add up to an extraordinary collective impact. Our 8 million tonne target reflects the scale of what is possible when hundreds of thousands of people come together around a shared purpose.”
Supporting communities on the frontline of climate change
Earlier this year, Envision Racing announced a major restoration project alongside Envision Energy India and EARTHDAY.ORG to help restore degraded areas of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in West Bengal, India.
The five-year programme will support the planting of more than 500,000 mangrove trees, expected to remove approximately 154,000 tonnes of CO₂e, while delivering wider social benefits including improved health, nutrition, sanitation and education programmes for local communities. The initiative is expected to benefit more than 18,000 women and 10,000 families living on the frontline of climate change.
The project builds on Envision Racing’s wider restoration efforts through Sustainable Chain, which has already supported the planting of more than 270,000 mangrove trees in Madagascar.
As Formula E’s first carbon-neutral racing team and a recognised leader in sustainable motorsport, Envision Racing continues to demonstrate how elite sport can accelerate climate action through innovation, collaboration and fan engagement.
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About Envision Racing
Envision Racing is one of the founding and most successful teams in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and the 2023 Formula E Teams’ World Champions. Owned by Envision, the team has sustainability embedded in its DNA and was created with one simple purpose: to accelerate the transition to green technologies to secure a sustainable future.
Both on and off the track, Envision Racing uses the global platform of Formula E to accelerate innovation and inspire positive climate action. Through its Race Against Climate Change™ programme – including initiatives such as Sustainable Chain – the team mobilises fans, partners and communities around the world to take meaningful action for people and planet.
For more information, visit www.envision-racing.com
