They’re already doing factory and warehouse work, and 20 of them even raced in a half marathon in Beijing last week. Humanoid robots are here, and soon they could be farming our food and looking after our elderly parents. The US and China are vying to be the leaders in ‘embodied AI’, and start-ups and tech giants are investing huge…

Climate change is already threatening lives and livelihoods, with negative impacts on communities, businesses and the UK’s economic outlook only set to grow, according to the latest report published by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The report, which assesses the extent to which the UK’s Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) and its implementation are preparing the UK for climate change,…

Cleantech startup Remora announced that it is expanding its solution to capture carbon from vehicles and share revenues from the sale of the captured CO2 to the rail industry, with partnerships in place with companies including Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern. Founded in 2020, Detroit-based Remora provides a solution to capture C02 from vehicle exhaust. Initially focused on semi-trucks,…

ESG-focused software analytics platform provider Datamaran announced the launch of DMA Evaluate, a new tool aimed at enabling companies to continuously update their double materiality assessment to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance and risk management. “Double materiality” is one of the hallmark new approaches introduced by the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), requiring reporting both on the risks and impact…