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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
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
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

In an exciting development, Danish Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht announced that the Scandinavian nation would join with the Benelux countries of Belgium,...Several EU Member States have expressed interest in the Benelux Bike Declaration following a meeting of transport ministers in Luxembourg on 3 June 2021. The declaration...

09 Jun, 2021
The decade of the bicycle

World Bicycle Day, 3 June, may only come around once a year, but this decade could see the bicycle reclaim a central place in our societies – and mitigate the w...The world will need much more cycling if we are to overcome climate change, the most urgent crisis of our times. If we succeed, the 2020s could be the decade when the way...

03 Jun, 2021

The German federal government will be investing 900 million Euro in cycling as part of its national climate protection programme. The largest part will be funde...

08 Feb, 2021

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...

19 Nov, 2020
Tejvan Pettinger (CC by 2.0)

Author: Maya WatsonA new study reveals that a modal shift to cycling from car trips could dramatically reduce mobility-related lifecycle emissions.  More...

03 Aug, 2020

Last week European cycling associations marked an important breakthrough for cycling on the EU agenda as an equal mode of transport with the auto sector and pub...

03 Jun, 2020
Low Emission Zone in Antwerp, Belgium

Lisbon was the latest European city to present a LEZ initiative in order to improve its air quality. Our Portuguese members, FPCUB and MUBi, welcome this measur...

05 Mar, 2020

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