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US gas industry pursues ‘responsible’ label to keep customers

Like organic grain or cruelty-free cosmetics, US natural gas producers have embraced a new label to market their fuel to concerned consumers: “responsibly sourced”.  ExxonMobil, EQT and Chesapeake Energy are among the companies supplying gas certified as such by third parties, which say that they monitor for methane leaks and other forms of ecological damage…
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23 February 2022 0

Banks haven’t even tackled the first question on climate

It is faintly depressing that leadership in financial services around the shift to net zero still starts with a discussion of coal. But, close to a decade after the first divestment policies homed in on the world’s most polluting fossil fuel, it does. NatWest, which two years ago set itself a target of halving the…
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23 February 2022 0

Donald Trump/ social media: truth hurts for new social media app

The chaotic launch of former president Donald Trump’s social media platform makes for an awkward start. Although Truth Social hit its target of launching on President’s Day and rose to the top of the free US app chart, thousands of would-be users received error messages. Building a “non-cancellable” community is difficult when applications are cancelled.…
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23 February 2022 0

India’s IT sector is battling a hiring ‘crisis’, says Saleforce’s India chief

The India chief executive of software giant Salesforce said the country’s IT sector is grappling with a skills shortage “crisis”, as companies struggle to meet surging demand and compete with well-funded tech start-ups for workers. The shortage is challenging India’s IT companies, which serve as the foundation of the country’s services industry and as back…
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23 February 2022 0

Making the smart home Matter

This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter and is usually available only with a Premium subscription. Are you currently a Standard subscriber? Click here to switch your subscription to Premium. Not yet a subscriber? You can take out a Premium subscription here Our smart homes are currently too smart for us —…
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22 February 2022 0

Airbus to test hydrogen-powered engine on A380 superjumbo

Airbus plans to use a superjumbo A380 to test hydrogen-powered jet engines as the European aerospace group prepares to bring a zero emissions aircraft into service by 2035. The Toulouse-based group said it would work with CFM International, a joint venture between France’s Safran and General Electric of the US, to develop an engine that…
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