Climate Emergency

“No place in cycling”: Climate activist accused of intentional assault after trying to glue himself to cobbled road during race, causing crash

The organisers of the Ronde van Brugge, the Belgian cycling federation, and a number of teams have filed a complaint against Extinction Rebellion protester Wouter Mouton

“Notorious” climate protester causes crash in Belgian race after sitting on road in front of charging peloton

The protestor, who previously threw paint at Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring, has been arrested

“Bold” bike lanes and ultra-low emission zones help London slash air pollution by over 20% since 2010, new report finds – as capital aims to double cycle network and deliver “greener, safer streets”

London is among 19 cities around the world to have achieved “remarkable reductions” in air pollution over the last 15 years, analysis by Breathe Cities has revealed

“Extreme weather. Santos. The irony”: Fire danger warning and soaring temperatures see Tour Down Under stage shortened and Willunga Hill removed – days after riders urged race to ditch “embarrassing” oil and gas title sponsor

“Rider and spectator safety is always the number one priority for our event,” Tour Down Under race director Stuart O’Grady said following the decision to modify Saturday’s stage, with temperatures of 43°C forecast

“Let’s stop glorifying the thinnest and lightest, and start championing longevity”: Is the cycling industry doing enough on climate action?

There’s a growing gulf between how the bike industry views its sustainability efforts and what consumers now expect, a new report assessing climate action within cycling has found

Test News 1 –Annamalai, other Tamil Nadu BJP leaders arrested ahead of protest over Rs 1,000-crore TASMAC ‘corruption’

Arrested BJP leaders include former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Party workers heading towards TASMAC headquarters detained en masse.

Brompton bike factory approval a “dark day for nature”, says wildlife trust – while also slamming “puzzling” lack of car parking spaces

The folding bike brand says it will create a new wetland habitat as part of the planned “eco-friendly” headquarters and factory, but campaigners argue “nature has been sidelined… for a company with well-documented financial instability”

“Ridiculous” bike bus through controversial new tunnel to cost £2m, as cycling campaign says “greenwashing” project “won’t help” cyclists

Cyclists have criticised Transport for London's plan to shuttle riders through the new Silvertown Tunnel via a bus rather than providing an active travel route, while there are also concerns about the tunnel encouraging car use and increasing pollution

Cycling short distances instead of driving could save million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year, transport charity says

New figures from the Department for Transport have revealed that domestic transport emissions accounted for 28 per cent of the UK’s total in 2022, and have fallen by only 12 per cent since 1990

Chris Boardman tells much-criticised COP summit that cycling’s “superpower” can help tackle climate crisis, marks “first time” active travel “has actually appeared in a major platform” at the event

Comments come at climate summit slammed by report suggesting over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists have been granted access, as delegates told to "cut the theatrics" and tackle climate crisis

“A step in the right direction or a nice bit of greenwashing?” Shell-backed British Cycling aiming to halve carbon emissions in six years and achieve net zero by 2035 – as governing body says partnership with oil giant is key to “positive progress”

The national governing body’s first long-term sustainability strategy also aims to support organisers to deliver sustainable events and to encourage more people to swap their car for a bike for short journeys

“When British Cycling teamed up with Shell, many of us puked our bodies inside out”: Cyclists praise climate activists’ guerilla ad campaign as Shell slams “misleading” billboards

According to Shell, Brandalism’s striking “hacked” billboards “completely mischaracterise the nature of our partnership with British Cycling”, while British Cycling itself insists its partnership with the oil giant makes a “positive impact”

Rishi Sunak’s watered-down net zero policies could “destroy any hopes of a cycle friendly future,” says Cycling UK

The charity has launched a campaign urging cyclists to write to the prime minister showing their support for cycling and green-friendly schemes

Trek reveals plan to accept used bikes and sell second-hand as part of sustainability drive, even if it “means making and selling less”

Trek's Sustainability Report outlines the brand's commitment to a more sustainable future, calls for "scepticism" about companies' net-zero pledges, and commits to ending use of carbon offsets to calculate its carbon footprint

“I was busting for a pee – they did me a favour!” Mixed response from riders after climate protesters stop world road race championships for an hour

The protest, which saw activists glue themselves to the road, was claimed by This is Rigged, a group which has previously targeted cycling team sponsor Ineos

“Go and protest properly!”: Cyclist pushes Just Stop Oil protestors off the road to make way for traffic

The enraged cyclist was seen dispersing people by aggressively pushing and shoving them in London, but Just Stop Oil have said that they “need everyone, including cyclists” to join them

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Just Stop Oil begin slow cycling protests

“We are happy to show solidarity with cyclists everywhere and ask them to join us in civil resistance,” the group said

No new bike parking but a car park with 1,065 spaces? National Trust urged to break from “car-dependant business model”

The heritage conservation charity has pledged to be net carbon zero by 2030... but also wants to build the biggest car park in the Peak District

Sadiq Khan claims anti-ULEZ protests infiltrated by Nazis, says opponents have joined hands with far-right groups

The London Mayor said the once ‘decent Tories’ are now in bed with ‘conspiracy theorists’, ‘anti-vaxxers’, and ‘Covid deniers’, while also calling some of them Nazis

Bike shop owner – who owns nine cars – says ULEZ expansion will cause “chaos”

“I respect the fact that they want lower emissions, but why should you be able to pay a tax to still poison people?” the Bromley local said

Boris Johnson blasts “unnecessary” ULEZ expansion as “mad lefty tax” designed to “rake in money from hard-pressed motorists”

“You do not need an all-London emissions zone… It’s inner London that has the air quality problem,” says the former Prime Minister

Partially naked pensioners arrested for Tour Down Under protest

"We are baring our ageing breasts and our wobbly bums in the hope of shocking": Extinction Rebellion said the demonstration was over energy giant Santos' involvement with the WorldTour event

“We respect the public’s right to protest”: British Cycling addresses Extinction Rebellion protest over Shell deal

Activists from the group also targeted Ineos' London headquarters yesterday

Extinction Rebellion protest British Cycling’s Shell deal at National Cycling Centre

Two protesters were filmed displaying a 'Get Shell out of British Cycling' banner at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester

Cycling climate activists chased by police after blocking private jets with bikes (includes video)

One person was injured as Dutch police pulled Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion protesters from their bikes at Amsterdam airport

German Chancellor condemns climate protesters who “stopped” emergency services reaching injured cyclist

A female cyclist suffered “life-threatening injuries” in a collision involving the driver of a cement lorry in Berlin on Monday

“Reinforcing the point that bike racing isn’t exactly green”: Giro d’Italia organisers criticised for rumoured Rome finale – and 700km transfer

Reports suggest that the final stage of the 2023 Giro will take place in the Italian capital for the first time since 2018

Drivers need to be freed from “burden and tyranny” of owning cars, cycling campaigner tells Labour conference

London Cycling Campaign’s Ashok Sinha told the fringe event that cuts to Transport for London’s budget were “bonkers”

Patagonia owner gives away company – “As of now, Earth is our only shareholder”

All Patagonia profits will go into saving the planet, founder Yvon Chouinard announced

Driver that “deliberately” struck naked charity cyclists arrested

A 32-year-old man has been charged with an alleged road traffic offence