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‘You need to clean up the mess your generation has left’: Volkswagen’s guilty boomer gets real about sustainability, China—and his spam folder

Volkswagen’s sustainability chief told Fortune that Europe’s industrial champions cannot protect their way out of China’s electric-vehicle challenge.

By Nick LichtenbergOctober 2, 2026
‘Europe needs to shed its naivety’: Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on Chinese competition and the energy issue that keeps him up at night
‘Europe needs to shed its naivety’: Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on Chinese competition and the energy issue that keeps him up at night
By Sam BirchallOctober 2, 2026
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Ford’s Jim Farley says Gen Z needs its own ‘Smokey Bear’ moment for the forest fire of AI paranoia, the jobs apocalypse and the skilled trades
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 30, 2026
Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years
Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years
By Sydney LakeSeptember 30, 2026
Asia’s boardrooms risk missing the biggest cost of climate change: human health
Asia’s boardrooms risk missing the biggest cost of climate change: human health
By Mitch NewSeptember 30, 2026
Alex Karp, wearing a suit, looks forward.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the property
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 30, 2026
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Photo: MADRAS, OR - 15 JULY 2025: A satellite view captures dense smoke plumes driven by extreme heat, gusty winds, and rugged terrain. The Cram Fire in Oregon is currently the state's largest active wildfire, burning over 64,000 acres near Madras and Ashwood. Firefighting crews, air support, and structure protection teams are working under emergency orders to contain the fast-moving wildfire. Imaged 15 July 2025. (Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025)
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Oregon wildfire burns nearly 100,000 acres, approaches ‘megafire’ status
By Chris MorrisJuly 21, 2025
  • European renewables slump on U.S. plans to tighten tax rules
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    European renewables slump on U.S. plans to tighten tax rules
    By Eva Brendel and BloombergJune 30, 2025
3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas, down from nearly 100
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3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas, down from nearly 100
By The Associated PressJuly 20, 2025
Tourism is increasing over prepandemic levels, overwhelming popular destinations
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Tourism is increasing over prepandemic levels, overwhelming popular destinations
By Emily SteinbergerJuly 20, 2025
A wind turbine overlooking the sunrise is show at BP's Fowler Ridge wind farm in Indiana.
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BP sells American wind business to LS Power as it continues its renewable retreat
By Jordan BlumJuly 18, 2025
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Chevron wins huge legal fight against Exxon to close $53 billion Hess acquisition—getting access to the biggest oil discovery of the century
By Jordan BlumJuly 18, 2025
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Ex-Google CEO says superintelligence is tech’s holy grail—but the U.S. is ill-equipped to address its ‘natural limit’
By Dave SmithJuly 18, 2025
  • China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports, easing dispute over Fukushima wastewater
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    China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports, easing dispute over Fukushima wastewater
    By AFPJune 30, 2025
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‘He really turned the tide’: Oyster people cheer La. Gov. canceling $3 billion project funded by Deepwater Horizon settlement
By Jack Brook and The Associated PressJuly 17, 2025
Kinder Morgan chairman Richard Kinder sits and speaks during a Houston energy conference in 2015.
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Kinder Morgan kicks off oil and gas earnings season with a bullish outlook, in part thanks to thirsty data centers
By Jordan BlumJuly 17, 2025
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Environment
America faces chronic climate change weather emergencies and still leaves its 911 emergency system up to the states
By Freida Frisaro and The Associated PressJuly 15, 2025
National Park Service’s ‘confine and contain’ strategy questioned after wildfire it let burn incinerates historic lodge and 70 other structures
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National Park Service’s ‘confine and contain’ strategy questioned after wildfire it let burn incinerates historic lodge and 70 other structures
By Ross D. Franklin, John Seewer and The Associated PressJuly 15, 2025
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House too hot? Energy bill already too high? This UK professor says smearing yogurt on your windows can cool your home
By Chris MorrisJuly 14, 2025
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, speaks with reporters at a lectern after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on June 4.
    Politics
    Renewables leaders parse the damage to their industry as Senate approaches vote on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
    By Jordan BlumJune 27, 2025
A new way to eat: Fixing a food system that leaves us vulnerable and hurts the environment
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A new way to eat: Fixing a food system that leaves us vulnerable and hurts the environment
By Ellen MacArthur and Wendy SchmidtJuly 14, 2025
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History burns as Grand Canyon wildfire destroys 1930s-era cabins
By Felicia Fonseca, Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressJuly 14, 2025
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The air in the Upper Midwest is so thick, ‘if you have a nice pork loin you can hang from a tree, it’ll turn into ham’
By Jack Dura and The Associated PressJuly 13, 2025
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Osprey lovers cry foul at fishing industry’s billion-pound annual haul of bird’s precious food source
By Patrick Whittle, Allen Breed and The Associated PressJuly 13, 2025
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
By Ryan J. Foley, Christopher L. Keller, Jim Mustian and The Associated PressJuly 12, 2025
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China has 90% of the rare earth that the world needs. America’s just getting started on its second mine
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressJuly 11, 2025
Caterpillar power generators are shown in a row at a data center facility. The generators can be used for primary or backup power.
Tech
At its centennial, Caterpillar finds its growth is now led by powering data centers
By Jordan BlumJuly 11, 2025
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Flood-battered Texas braces for another blow: a fast-moving, flesh-eating parasite from Mexico
By John Hanna and The Associated PressJuly 10, 2025
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Trump’s Texas response looks a lot like the FEMA he just promised to begin ‘phasing out’
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressJuly 9, 2025
Texas approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plans just 2 days before deadly flooding killed more than 2 dozen people there
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Texas approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plans just 2 days before deadly flooding killed more than 2 dozen people there
By Jim Mustian, Christopher L. Keller, Sean Murphy, Ryan J. Foley and The Associated PressJuly 9, 2025
A rescue volunteer holds up a shirt that says "Camp Mystic"
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Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods
By Dave Smith and Fortune IntelligenceJuly 7, 2025
Members of the public swim at the Baignade de Grenelle bathing site on its opening day.
Travel & Leisure
After a $1.5 billion cleanup, the Seine reopens for swimming
By Emily SteinbergerJuly 7, 2025
Texas residents cry and mourn the dead after catastrophic floods
Environment
Experts worry Trump’s National Weather Service cuts will result in a patchwork system where taxpayers pay private companies for accurate forecasts
By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko and The Associated PressJuly 7, 2025
Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
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Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
By Jim Vertuno, John Seewer and The Associated PressJuly 6, 2025
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
Environment
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
By Sean Murphy, Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressJuly 6, 2025
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
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Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
By Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez, John Seewer and The Associated PressJuly 5, 2025
President Donald Trump touts his "One Big Beautiful Bill" plans at a White House event.
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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will accelerate an American energy crisis—and it could cost the U.S. the AI race
By Jordan BlumJuly 3, 2025
Ocean technology startup that sold 200,000 carbon credits faces scientists’ doubts: ‘Trust us, it sinks’
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Ocean technology startup that sold 200,000 carbon credits faces scientists’ doubts: ‘Trust us, it sinks’
By Helen Wieffering and The Associated PressJuly 3, 2025
Passengers are silhouetted in front of SAS planes as they stand tin the departure hall at Arlanda airport, Stockholm, Sweden, on July 4, 2022 after it became clear that 900 pilots of Scandinavian airline SAS would be taken out on strike.
Travel & Leisure
Sweden reverses air travel tax, pushing against ‘flight shaming’ wave it created
By Nino PaoliJuly 2, 2025
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