Sports activities are increasingly becoming a powerful tool for promoting sustainable values and raising awareness about climate change. The Dutch non-profit organization Cycling 4 Climate (C4C) contributes to climate awareness through such activities – organizing cycling events across Europe.
As reported by WindEurope, which supports the work of this organization, C4C events serve a dual purpose – they encourage physical activity and motivate people to take concrete steps to reduce their climate impact
Participants commit to evaluating their carbon footprint resulting from everyday activities and take a climate pledge – promising to introduce changes in their daily lives that contribute less to climate change. Finally, they accept the challenge of completing a long cycling route in a single day, symbolizing the collective effort needed to successfully tackle climate challenges.
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Two C4C events will be held in September. The first is scheduled for September 6 in Brussels, Belgium, and the second for September 13 in Szczecin, Poland.
The Belgian event will offer two routes – 60 and 150 kilometers – passing through protected natural areas in Brussels, Wallonia, and Flanders. All proceeds will be directed to Belgium’s two largest nature conservation networks – Natagora and Natuurpunt.
The second event in Poland will include 50 and 100-kilometer routes that follow the Oder River – a river that, following the ecological disaster of 2022, has become a symbol of the fragility of natural environments and the importance of responsible management of water ecosystems.
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