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All new residential and non-residential buildings in the EU as well as those undergoing major renovation will have to provide mandatory spaces for bicycle...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 th...

16 Dec, 2021

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...

15 Nov, 2021

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...

09 Nov, 2021

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...

02 Nov, 2021
The world needs much more cycling to combat climate change

We will need much more cycling if we are to combat climate change. Without faster and more determined collective action by governments to cut global transport C...As world leaders head to Glasgow for COP26, we must shift focus from the electrification of cars and trucks to the benefits of investing in more and safer cycling, one of...

21 Oct, 2021
Cycling organisations react to the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” package

On 14 July, the European Commission released its much-awaited set of proposals to implement the European Green Deal in a package called “Fit for 55.” It is an a...The European Commission’s “Fit for 55” package missed a major opportunity to propose a radical transformational shift away from polluting road transport. To cut emissions...

15 Jul, 2021