Cycling delivers ! Dr Bernhard Ensink ECF & WCA Secretary - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Dr Bernhard Ensink

ECF & WCA Secretary General

ECF gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Commission.

Cycling delivers !

ITF 2015 , Leipzig, May 2015

Federation of about 90 Member Organisations, mainly European – Based in Brussels Cycling Industry Club Network of National Cycling Co-ordinators

10 Board Members from 6 continents – secretariat at ECF About 100 Civil Society Organisations from 6 continents

Cycling delivers !

Cycling delivers to at least 9 Sustainable Development Goals : Goal 2: End hunger Goal 3: healthy lives Goal 7: affordable, reliable, sustainable energy Goal 9: resilient infrastructure Goal 10: equality Goal 12: sustainable consumption Goal 13: combat climate change Goal 8: inclusive, sustainable economic growth Goal 11: inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities

Working on a Voluntary Commitment focusing on: Modal shift to cycling worldwide Doubling cycling in Europe by 2020

• Show the importance of cycling to achieve the new UN

Sustainable Development Goals, with special attention to climate action

• Showcase the ambitions of cities
• Mobilize support of WCA and ECF members

Dr Bernhard Ensink

Secretary General

ECF gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Commission.

Cycling delivers !

ITF 2015, Leipzig, May 2015