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Expert slams climate ‘greenwashing' in F1

Aug.23 An urban mobility expert has questioned just how serious Formula 1 is about climate change. The sport says it wants to be carbon-neutral by 2030, and will start using totally synthetic fuel from 2026. 'Formula 1 sees that it has to act on climate protection, but it only does so superficially,' Benjamin Stephan, a political scientist who works for Greenpeace, told DPA. 'If Formula 1 doesn't just want to use sustainability as a fig leaf, it has to rethink the carbon footprint of the entire racing circuit. It should be more regionalised instead of holding 24 races and flying masses of people and material around the world, as in the coming year,' he added. F1 has used hybrid engines...
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