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Biking to Brazil, activists urge greener transport at UN climate talks
More than 600 cyclists traveled nearly 8,000 kilometers across continents using only fossil-fuel-free transport to promote stronger climate action at COP30.
- A group of climate activists is cycling to the UN COP30 climate summit without flying, sailing from Portugal on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, to reach Brazil.
- Dutch organizer and participant Jolein Schorel says the COP30 Bike Ride grew from a symbolic route started at COP29 in Baku, aiming to move the heart, mind and hands to cut transport emissions.
- Covering nearly 8,000 kilometers across Eurasia over 20 weeks, the ride included an additional 1,800 kilometers in northern Europe with 200 riders and more than 600 cyclists overall.
- Riders will regroup in Belem and cycle into the Amazonian city to present demands to negotiators as COP30 opens amid pressure on governments to protect the Amazon and phase out fossil fuels.
- The journey struck a chord in communities along the route, including schoolchildren in Zambia, while participants like Schorel describe the ride as deeply personal and a push for low-carbon transport.
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Bike to Brazil: green transport to UN climate talks
A group of climate activists is cycling to the world's biggest climate summit.
·Canberra, Australia
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Hundreds of environmental activists are heading to the UN climate conference COP30, which begins in Belém, Brazil, next month. They have cycled across Europe in several groups and met in Lisbon last week. From the Portuguese capital, they will then set off by sea to Brazil, where they plan to present several proposals for climate plans to world leaders.
·Čestlice, Czechia
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