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Contrails – Plane to see on 02/05/24 Contrails, as these stripes are called, are caused by jet engine exhaust. They are worse for the climate than aviation’s CO2 emissions. Cutting contrails is the quickest, cheapest path for the airline industry to reduce its climate impact.
European bridges secure against ship collisions, port authorities say on 30/04/24 European bridges over maritime harbours are not likely to collapse should they be hit by seagoing vessels, according to several large European port authorities who Euractiv contacted following the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore.
Finnair pauses some Estonia flights due to GPS interference on 30/04/24 Finnair said on Monday (29 April) it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, which Tallinn blamed on neighbouring Russia.
EU cycling policy takes off its training wheels on 30/04/24 Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a successful time for cycling policy, but challenges remain for implementation.
EU liberals’ lead candidate slams von der Leyen’s ‘extremely poor’ performance on 29/04/24 Ursula von der Leyen's performance as European Commission President was “extremely poor”, the lead candidate for the German and European liberals, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said on Saturday (27 April), citing prescriptive climate policy and bad approval ratings among businesses.
Safety concerns hold back adoption of unmanned water vessels on 25/04/24 Europe’s inland waterways are not ready for remote-controlled or autonomous vessels, according to inland navigation stakeholders who spoke to Euractiv at the Connecting Europe Days transportation conference in Brussels on April 2.
EU parliament adopts law to enable longer cross border freight trains on 25/04/24 The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (24 April) to update the EU’s plans for its core transport networks, aiming to boost freight transport by train by setting higher technical standards for core rail routes.
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.
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