The partners of the EU CYCLE project have released a new publication, the ”Integrated Cycling Planning Guide,” which aims to guide stakeholders in the process of attracti...
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 parking, accord...
On 14 December, the European Commission presented its “Efficient and Green Mobility” package with revised legislative proposals on the Trans-European Transport Network (T...
On 14 December, the European Commission presented its “Efficient and Green Mobility” package with revised legislative proposals on the Trans-European Transport...ECF, CIE and CONEBI welcome the European Commission’s “Efficient and Green Mobility” package, which elevates cycling to a priority level across the whole European Union,...
As the European Year of Rail counts down its final days, some very good last-minute news for all train and bicycle users has emerged from Belgium. Following a p...A preliminary law aims to introduce designated spaces for the carriage of at least eight bicycles on all new Belgian trains, starting in 2025.
A new study analysing data from 17 countries estimates that the public health benefits of much higher levels of cycling could save more than 200,000 lives per y...A scenario in which 100% of urban car trips in 2050 are replaced by cycling would prevent 205,424 premature deaths due to reductions in air pollution and increases in reg...
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...
Electric cars were given centre stage in the 2018 revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Recent research by the European Cyclists’ Fe...In the run-up to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, ECF looks at examples of newly constructed and renovated buildings, underlining positives...
The European Commission has published its latest road safety figures for 2020. According to the report, there were around 3,900 fewer road deaths in the Europea...European Commission reports fewer EU road deaths in 2020 compared to previous year, proving that more active mobility increases road safety. However, motorised transport...
Following amendments in 2018, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) provided more than just a symbolic link between the European Union’s two most...In the build-up to the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, ECF has compiled a factsheet summarising the concrete effects that the 2018 electromobil...
“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...
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...