Commercial, GHG Emissions, Sourcing Renewables  -  October 7, 2024

Los Angeles Rams Sets Emission Goals

The Los Angeles Rams announced “Football Without the Footprint,” a carbon management initiative that will allow the Rams to reduce or offset carbon emissions from the team’s operations in coming years. 

The professional football team will partner with California Resources Corporation, which will become the Rams’ Official Carbon Management Partner. CRC and the Rams will invest in community impact efforts such as garden builds, beautification projects and science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) initiatives that will integrate carbon management practices and education. 

The Rams is the first NFL team in California to agree to purchase locally sourced carbon credits to offset their carbon footprint from CRC’s Carbon TerraVault, the company’s carbon management business that develops carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in California.

The carbon credits are expected to come from a variety of sources, including future Carbon TerraVault projects that offer flexible solutions to help the Rams on their decarbonization journey. Potential solutions include:

• The future California Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub, which intends to remove and permanently store atmospheric carbon dioxide deep underground in geologic formations in the Central Valley
• Biomass with carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) projects that utilize agriculture waste as a feedstock for producing renewable natural gas

In addition to potential carbon offsets, the Rams will have the opportunity to lower the team’s carbon emissions by purchasing locally produced hydrocarbons such as responsibly sourced gas (RSG) produced from CRC’s Los Angeles Basin operations, which were recently “Grade A” certified by MiQ. The certification provides a verified approach to tracking CRC’s efforts to reduce methane emissions across its assets.

"At the Los Angeles Rams, we are proud to partner with purpose alongside CRC,” said Jennifer Prince, Chief Commercial Officer, Los Angeles Rams, in a statement. “Together, we are committed to leading the charge in innovative carbon management solutions that not only benefit our community and fans, but also pave the way for a more sustainable future."