Help Us Sail to COP30, Pedaling & Sailing for Climate Action

We are the COP30 Bike Ride !

A giant bike ride, a gigantic cycling relay, from the COP29 (Baku) to the COP30 (Brazil). An international citizens initiative to stress the relevance and potential of cycling as a powerful means to reduce transport related CO2 emissions.

What are we doing?

We are giving a voice to all cyclists or want to be cyclists, in order to give everyone safer infrastructures.

- In our bags we carry ten concrete proposals, ready to be implemented.

- On our way from Baku to Belem, we met dozens of elected representatives that chose 3 actions to promote cycling.

✍️ They all signed an engagement letter that will be brought to the representatives in the COP30, whom we will ask to do the same.

Why did we choose cycling ?

24% of the worldwide carbon footprint is from transport ✈ (Source: AIE, 2021).

75% of travels in cities are below 3km and 42% of deliveries could be done in cargo bike.

➡️ The opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint through biking are huge !

Other biking benefits ✨ :

➡️ Health : -10% risk of cardiovascular disease, -30% risk for type 2 diabetes, -30% risk of death by cancer (WHO).

➡️ Social cost : Cities could save up to €400 billion/year by adopting a cycle network like Copenhagen (DeutschlandFunk Nova).

➡️ Productivity : Cyclists have up to 12% lower risk of sick leave, with 4.5 fewer days absent per year (European Commission).

Why do we need your help ?

To reach COP30 in Brazil from COP29, we need to cross the Atlantic. Unlike cycling, this part comes with essential costs beyond what can reasonably be expected from an individual person to contribute:

• Sailing boat charter & crew contribution

• Harbour costs & maintenance

• Food & supplies at sea

• Safety equipment & insurance ⚓

✅ Cyclists cycling the South American continent, whether they are from Brazil or other countries, will get to COP30 overland and could use a contribution to the currently relative costly accommodation in Belém!

Finally, there are many other (non-personal) expenses to enhance the project as a whole, such as on the documentary we are producing that need to meet certain quality standards in order to be screened to a wider audience and have a bigger impact.

➡️ Our goal : raise up to 18,500€ ⬅️

So we can secure and strengthen the final leg of this initiative: have multiple cyclists sailing to deliver the voices of all cyclists at COP30 .

What your support achieves

• Enable us to cross the ocean and stay in Bélem ⛵• Elevate our call for greener transport • Fight climate change • Bonus : realise the world’s largest cycling relay !

Join us !

No contribution is too small.

Whether €5 , €10 , or €100 - everything counts!

Your donation powers the final part of this gigantic citizens journey to deliver the message on the importance of cycling and active travel in Belém.

Together, we can ride and sail toward a future where Earth is protected.

Thank you for supporting this bold adventure for people and the planet.

The COP30 Bike Ride team

(No raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways, or returns on investment are offered in exchange for any donations made to this GoFundMe)