Our end-goal is advocating for the integration of cycling in the plans of the participating countries at COP (the NDCs)
Here are pictures of our many actions undertaken at the COP30 in Belém Brazil.
If you want to dive deeper about our plea and actions, please check this complete pdf
➡ COP30 Week 1 🚲
✅ The first cyclists arrived on time in Belém, by bike, from French Guyana and from the various Brazilian branches, and by boat, to start meetings and interviews at COP30 🤩
Overall, the COP30 Bike Ride was represented in Belém by 9 cyclists: 3 from 2 European countries, 2 from Brazil and 4 from 3 African countries! All banners from Eurasia, South America and Africa were united! And the painting which was made and split symbolically in France during the ride was reunified 🤩
➡ We met with several stakeholders to :
- Present our ten proposals on cycling policies.
- Understand their current stance relative to cycling policies.
- Plea for systematic integration of cycling in transport policies, whether at COP (NDCs) or national level.
A few days after the start of the COP, in front of the sailboat Avontuur with 2 banners: the main one which traveled all the way from the border of Azerbaijan 🥳, and the Northern European branch banner. Time to be united as a team!
| Marie-Lucienne Rattier, an Elected Member and Territorial Counsellor of the Government of French Guiana, responsible for Digital, Digital Transformation, and Innovation |  |
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Our Brazilian Ambassador, Mario Mantovani, geographer, environmentalist, forest champion and Olympic torch bearer!
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Our Brazilian Ambassador, Renata Falzoni, a famous journalist, architect, activist and politician, and pioneer of cycling activism in Brazil
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Ride in Belém with Renata Falzoni
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Christiane Taubira, former French Minister of Justice, Garde des Sceaux
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Conference with Coordination Climat (a French NGO including many climate and social NGOs). We talked about 4 inspiring stories to rethink traveling.
From cycling 10 000km to taking the train instead of the plane or even sailing across the Atlantic.
| The Campinas city hall team, a city near São Paulo to talk about the importance of cycling. We then received their commitment letter ! |  |
 | Ana Carla Lopes, Brazil Tourism Ministry Executive Secretary |
One city mayor from Côte d’Ivoire |  |
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Boubacar Fall, Dakar University, VP of Senegal National Committee on Climate
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Leandro Costa, who cycled 3500km from Rio to Belém!!!
Monique Barbut, the French Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations
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Ms Kristi Klaas Vice minister of Green Transition of Estonia
With the delegation of Luxembourg responsible for environment and transport for a talk about active mobility
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 | We innovated with a VIP Commute Bike ride, tested with Christiane Taubira, former French Minister of Justice, in the beautiful park Utinga, where the Amazon rainforest meets the city of Belém
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We also had meetings with civil society representatives such as Walk21 or the International Transport Federation or SLOCAT.
➡ COP30 Week 2 🚲
Interview with the media @wedonthavetime that we also met last year at COP29 in Baku🥳
Maria Da Graçia Carvalho, the minister for the environment and energy for Portugal
 | Catarina Martins, deputy at the European parliament for Portugal |
with the Zambia delegation
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| Igor Normando, Belém City mayor |
Henrique Sandro Lopes da Cunha, Afua City mayor
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Nancy Saich, the chief climate change expert of the European Investment Bank
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Evening at Alliance Française, by Coordination Climat, with many environmental NGO’s and activists. Among them some are from the Women Wave project like Camille Etienne, a climate activist and Mariam Touré, an activist for human rights and popular areas
The Brazilian minister of environment and climate change, Marina Silva
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Brazil first lady, Rosângela Lula da Silva, “Janja”
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| The French envoys to the COP, including Arthur Belaud |  |
TV interviews
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Fire in the Blue Zone
The traditional live from the COP!
Our last event at COP30, the presentation of the COP Bike Ride at the Transport pavilion in the Green Zone 🤩
The delivery of the 60 commitment letters from cities in 10 countries to the presidency of the COP