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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space on 24/04/24 The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday (24 April) at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a US-drafted resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space. Rome wasn’t built in a day: Letta offers no quick fixes for transport on 23/04/24 Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe. EU Commission OKs Stockholm’s new petrol, diesel car-free zone on 19/04/24 The European Commission has approved the creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025. The EU need not be scared by aviation climate action on 18/04/24 While debates about farming and heat pumps have brought some climate policy debates to a standstill in Brussels, new public opinion research shows how action on aviation could represent a new way forward for climate and the EU, writes Ed Hodgson 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. Transport and the fight over Europe’s future on 16/04/24 Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest roundup of news affecting the transport sector in Europe. 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.