Minister and Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) Patrick Harvie gave a keynote speech, on Thursday 4 November, live from the sidelines of COP26, taking place in...Against the backdrop of the momentous COP26, Green MSP Minister Patrick Harvie delivers a key address on Scotland’s active travel ambitions at Cycling Scotland’s ann...
A global campaign led by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) that includes an open letter to governments at COP26, signed by 350 organisations worldwide, helped achie...
Protesting the near-exclusive focus on electric cars and total absence of active mobility in the official Transport Day agenda and the draft transport declarati...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 recognitio...
“Europe will not achieve its 2030 goals without urgent action during the next 10 years to address the alarming rate of biodiversity loss, increasing impacts of...As world leaders negotiate how best to combat the climate crisis at COP26, ECF takes a look at how more cycling can help the tourism sector not only reduce its CO2 emissi...
Since it was published on 2 November, over 190 civil society organisations have added their signature to the letter, which now counts more than 250 signatories...An open letter by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and a global coalition of pro-cycling organisations urging governments to cut transport emissions by i...
Since it was published on 2 November, over 190 civil society organisations have added their signature to the letter, which now counts more than 250 signatories from all o...
World leaders and governments have gathered in Glasgow for COP26 to find a way forward on the most important global crisis of our times. On Monday 8 November, I...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...
The new Plan Velo 2021-2026 is set to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic cycling boom that has seen a seismic shift towards active mobility by Parisians. The i...The French capital will continue its transformation into a sustainable cycling superpower with a new phase of the Paris Plan Velo that boasts an increased budget of €250...
The world needs much more cycling if we are to combat climate change. Without quicker and more determined action by governments worldwide to cut transport carbo...ECF and a global coalition of over 60 pro-cycling organisations have published an open letter calling on governments attending COP26 in Glasgow to com...
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 th...
On 6 October 2021, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to sign off on a report that set out their long-term vision for road safety in Europe. The re...MEPs have signed off on a report that recommends more cycling in order to improve road safety by 2030. To follow up on this report, ECF has compiled a short revision of r...
On 28 September 2021, the European Commission published new guidelines for the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle, with favourable mentions towards cycli...Modal shift and bicycle-friendly building codes have been included in the new guidelines of the Energy Efficiency First principle, being listed as effective ways to reduc...