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American Airlines slapped with a $50 million fine for its mishandling of wheelchairs

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government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period. The Transportation Department said Wednesday that “in some cases,” wheelchair users were injured, but it did not give a number.

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Focus should shift to reducing energy demand, WEF report suggests

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These are the findings of the World Economic Forum’s Transforming Energy Demand initiative – and a new report – launched in collaboration with PwC and supported by over 120 global CEOs who are members of the International Business Council (IBC), a group representing 3 percent of global energy use.

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Berlin ranked top smart city in Europe, report claims

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A new report claims that Berlin is the smartest city Europe based on its transport, energy strategies and a number of other factors. The Smart cities market: growth, trends & market forecasts 2023-2028 report [paywall] from Juniper Research, selected the German capital ahead of London, Barcelona, Rome and Madrid.

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Two in five people say they aren’t paid enough to make ends meet

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A new report from Indeed , released two weeks ahead of the UK General Election, suggests that more than 2 in 5 (42 percent) Brits are struggling to make ends meet. Millennials are also most likely to work from home due to the rising cost of transport (44 percent vs 30 percent of all people).

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Unintended economic consequences of remote working becoming evident

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New data suggests that office attendance in London has recovered strongly since the end of Covid restrictions, confounding predictions of remote working becoming the ‘new normal’, according to a new report from the Centre for Cities. Transport data shows workers returned to offices in large numbers after restrictions lifted in February 2022.

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UK greenhouse gas emissions fall to lowest level since 1879

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According to the report from the researchers, the last time UK emissions were this low, Queen Victoria was on the throne, Benjamin Disraeli was prime minister, Mosley Street in Newcastle became the first road in the world with electric lighting and 59 people died in the Tay Bridge disaster in Dundee.

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People and firms are shifting away from remote work, survey suggests

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One of the most prominent findings from the report is the pronounced decline in both the practice of and preference for remote work. The report suggests that there is a pressing need for sustainable commuting solutions as more employees return to on-site work. percentage points. percentage points.