World Bicycle Day 2022: What does cycling mean for our cities, planet and future?
ECF outlines how the bicycle can shape our future for the better, as we count down to World Bicycle Day 2022. Want to find out more? Don’t forget to register for our free high-level webinar on 3 June!
On 3 June, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) will host a free webinar featuring numerous cycling and sustainable mobility advocates from around the world to celebrate World Bicycle Day. We have been celebrating this day every year since the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2018 to annually commemorate the bicycle. But this year feels special.
Collectively, we have finally recognised that our reliance on fossil fuels has caused immense damage to our planet and climate. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine shows that this dependency can be very problematic for geopolitical reasons too. Transport, and an over-reliance on private motorised vehicles, makes up a significant share of our dependence on fossil fuels.
Increasingly, governments and individuals are looking to cycling as the answer. This is why World Bicycle Day this year feels even more momentous than previous years.
