Authored by Jill Warren and Froso Christofides At COP28 this year, ECF was on the ground advocating for more cycling as a core answer to the climate crisis.
Despite active travel and transport remaining a low priority on the agenda, over 400 organisations from 73 countries signed the Partnership for Active Travel and Health's open letter to world leaders at COP27.
ECF becomes a founding member of PATH – Partnership for Active Travel and Health. The new coalition calls on governments to make a concrete commitment to walking and cycling as a solution to the climate, health and equity challenges we face today.
A new survey shows that the majority of Germans would consider using bicycles and public transport over their cars if infrastructure and access to public transport improved.
Ireland aims to continue making great progress for cycling in 2022 with plans to develop a major cycling network for cities, towns and villages across the country. The network is part of the country’s Climate Action Plan to help reach climate...
A new Memorandum of Understanding signed between ECF and the World Tourism Organization shows the growing importance of cycling tourism as a safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable form of tourism, linked to over 500,000 jobs in the EU.
The European Commission’s revision proposal for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive will make bicycle parking mandatory in all new and renovated buildings in the EU, a measure that will make everyday cycling easier for millions of people.
A new National Mitigation & Adaptation Plan – the Climate Change Strategy, published by the Government of Gibraltar in November 2021 – targets the decarbonisation of transport, with cycling having a prominent role.
A global campaign led by the ECF, which included an open letter to governments at COP26 signed by 350 organisations worldwide, has helped achieve a last-minute recognition of active travel in the official COP26 Transport Declaration on 10 November.
An open letter by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and a global coalition of pro-cycling organisations urging governments to cut transport emissions by investing in cycling has seen a surge in support from all over the world.
We cannot afford to wait decades for our fleet of fossil-fuel cars to be fully replaced by electric vehicles. To cut transport CO2 emissions quickly and on a massive scale, EU and world leaders must commit to boosting global cycling levels now...
ECF and a global coalition of over 60 pro-cycling organisations have published an open letter calling on governments attending COP26 in Glasgow to commit to increasing the number of people who cycle in their countries to reach...
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