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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 parking, accord...

16 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

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...

06 Dec, 2021

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...

19 Nov, 2021

Since the implementation of the Cycle-Friendly Employer (CFE) Certification Framework, European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) Member Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-...The Cycle-Friendly Employer Certification is booming in Germany. The scheme is devised to encourage European companies to make cycling more accessible to their employees....

30 Aug, 2021
No energy-efficient buildings without adequate bicycle parking and e-bike charging infrastructure

On 14 July, the European Commission published its immense “Fit for 55” package with several new legislative proposals destined to help achieve the political tar...The transport and building sectors are both crucial for the EU’s 2030 goal of cutting emissions by 55%. A new ECF position paper outlines how to include bicycle parking a...

20 Jul, 2021