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Experts discuss how to limit impact of serious road crash injuries on 17/04/24 Road safety experts met at the 2024 EU Road Safety Conference event in Dublin on Tuesday (16 April) to discuss how best to mitigate the human impacts of serious injuries, focusing on ideas like mandatory first-aid lessons, better driver training, and improved post-crash health care.
Can citizens trust sustainable aviation fuel? [Advocacy Lab Content] on 17/04/24 The market for low-carbon fuel for aeroplanes is still nascent, but it is growing. As airlines try to sell themselves as greener than their competitor, how can claims about their fuels be verified?
NASA in competition with China to bring Mars rocks to Earth on 16/04/24 NASA said Monday (15 April) it was looking for ways to bring Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth earlier and at a lower cost than planned after facing criticism for going massively over budget.
German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans on 15/04/24 A debate on abandoning sector-specific climate targets is heating up in Germany after Transport Minister Volker Wissing from the liberal FDP party warned that he might have to impose car bans on weekends unless the country’s climate law is reformed.
German car lobby chief criticises von der Leyen’s solo run on Chinese EVs on 12/04/24 The decision to open an anti-subsidy investigation against Chinese electric cars was not sufficiently coordinated with Berlin, the head of the German car industry association VDA said on Thursday (11 April), criticising von der Leyen’s solo effort.
EU Parliament adopts 90% phase-out of new diesel trucks by 2040 on 11/04/24 Average emissions of new trucks will have to be reduced by 90% by 2040, compared to 2019, the European Parliament decided on Wednesday (10 April), adopting a law that will drastically reduce the number of new diesel trucks.
Lufthansa suspends Tehran flights, Middle East on alert for potential Iran attacks on 11/04/24 German airline Lufthansa said on Wednesday (10 April) it had suspended flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for possible Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy in Syria.
Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on Moon on 11/04/24 It is still unclear whether European astronauts will have the chance to step foot on the Moon or just fly around it. Meanwhile, a Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA's upcoming Artemis missions.
Boeing hit with whistleblower allegations, adding to safety concerns on 10/04/24 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Boeing whistleblower's claims that the company dismissed safety and quality concerns in the production of the planemaker's 787 and 777 jets, an agency spokesperson said on Tuesday (9 April).
European Copper Institute rebrands as International Copper Association Europe, maintaining its pivotal role in the copper sector. Quentin de Hults appointed as Director General, strengthening focus on EU's decarbonization efforts.
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