Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon in ‘victory cry of a new India’ on 24/08/23
An Indian spacecraft became the first to land on the unexplored south pole of the moon on 23 August in a mission crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed. Germany’s cheap public transport ticket an ineffective climate tool: Report on 23/08/23
Germany’s new monthly €49 offer for all regional public transport will have little impact on the transport sector's carbon emissions so the country will continue to fail its climate targets for transport and beyond, according to an expert council advising the government. Costly gap: Germany to fall significantly short of EU climate targets on 22/08/23
Germany will likely emit 150 million tonnes more of CO2-equivalent gases than EU rules created by the Effort Sharing Regulation permit, which is expected to result in a hefty penalty payment of up to €30 billion. EU to investigate Indonesian biodiesel amid tax concerns on 21/08/23
European Commission officials have launched an investigation into biodiesel imports following suspicions that Indonesian biodiesel is transiting through China and the United Kingdom in a bid to circumvent taxes. Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes on the Moon on 21/08/23
The Luna-25 spacecraft, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Earth's natural satellite after an unspecified incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Sunday (20 August). India closes in on moon landing as Russia also races to lunar south pole on 19/08/23
India's space agency on 18 August released images of the moon taken from its Chandrayaan-3 space craft as it approaches the lunar south pole, a previously unexplored region thought to contain water ice where Russia is trying to land first. Air Traffic Controllers can help reduce the climate impact of contrails on 18/08/23
European air navigation service providers can play an outsized role in tackling the climate impacts of flying by developing, implementing and perfecting contrail avoidance protocols, writes Denis Bilyarski. Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon on 11/08/23
Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on 11 August in a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to hold coveted pockets of water ice. Italy defends air ticket cap after Ryanair outrage on 11/08/23
Italy defended Thursday (10 August) plans to limit prices on flights to and from its islands, saying it complied with European Union rules, after low-cost carrier Ryanair condemned it as "illegal". EU transport policy to continue green trajectory post-Fit for 55 on 09/08/23
As the "Fit for 55" legislative package fades from the spotlight, EURACTIV explores what’s next for EU transport policy in 2023.
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