New studies into cycling traffic and road safety in the Brussels-Capital Region provide remarkable insights two years into the cycling boom, while the city launches new plans to create a larger low-traffic zone in the Brussels city centre by August...

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 scale, EU and world leaders must commit to boosting global cycling levels now...

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 the number of people who cycle in their countries to reach...

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 reduce the overall energy consumption in the European Union.

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 the best solutions to reach global climate goals quickly and effectively.

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 and e-bike charging infrastructure in the Energy Performance of Buildings...

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 by 55% by 2030, the EU must significantly scale up cycling across all of ...

The European Commission today released its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. The strategy is part of the European Green Deal, which aims to achieve a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, in order for the EU to become a...

The transport sector is the second-fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after industry. It accounts for roughly 25% of the world’s total CO2 emissions, and most projections show a growing trend in the near and medium-term future...

Author: Maya WatsonA new study reveals that a modal shift to cycling from car trips could dramatically reduce mobility-related lifecycle emissions.  More than 20 researchers from Stockholm to Oregon collected travel activity data from 3,836...

“Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a socially-fair transition in a cost-efficient manner” – This is the key sentence in the European Long-Term Climate Strategy that the European Commission published today in Brussels [1]....

Two years and a half  after the beginning of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, today Germany’s top Administrative Court backed environmental plans that may lead to a ban on diesel cars in cities. The judges refused to overturn lower court...