Walking and cycling featured prominently once again at this year’s COP30 climate conference, thanks to the ongoing engagement and advocacy efforts of ECF and Walk21, together with the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH) coalition partners.
Hosted by the Government of Brazil, the 30th edition of the UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties (COP) took place in Belem from 10 to 21 November 2025. ECF CEO Laurianne Krid was in attendance representing ECF in our capacity as a UN-accredited observer NGO, and together with Walk21 CEO Bronwen Thornton representing PATH as founding and core coordinating partners.
Walking and cycling in the spotlight
Walking and cycling were once again well-represented and discussed across the COP30 programme, with PATH partners ECF and Walk21 joining three Official Side Events and five Blue Zone Pavilion Events in the Transport, Korean, Health and Mediterranean Pavilions. (....)