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The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have agreed to enhance and facilitate their cooperation by signing a Memorand...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 environment...

21 Dec, 2021

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
Gibaltar as seen from the Rock of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 and to reduce its overall emissions by 50% by 2035, according to the 2019 Climate Emergency Declaration. The Climate...A new National Mitigation & Adaptation Plan – the Climate Change Strategy, published by the Government of Gibraltar in November 2021 – targets the decarbonisation of...

06 Dec, 2021

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...

16 Nov, 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

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...

09 Nov, 2021

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...

08 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

Jill Warren, CEO of ECF: “We’re delighted to join the 1% network, which will make it even easier for organisations and individual donors to support ECF’s crucia...The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is a new nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of more than 6,000 business and individual members that give back to...

20 Sep, 2021
ECF CEO Jill Warren’s key takeaways from Velo-city 2021 Lisboa

On behalf of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), we have truly enjoyed working with Mayor Fernando Medina and Deputy Mayor Miguel Gaspar and with the Munic...At the world cycling summit in Lisbon on 6-9 September, Jill Warren made it clear that there is no conceivable way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the Europ...

14 Sep, 2021

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