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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
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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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Marathon Oil reaches historic $241 million settlement with EPA—the largest-ever penalty for violating the Clean Air Act
By The Associated PressJuly 11, 2024
  • Two NYPD police officers detain a pro-Palestinian activist whose face is hidden by a keffiyeh.
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    ‘We have to keep our cool,’ Citi management tells workers as climate and antiwar protests outside HQ reach a fever pitch
    By Bloomberg and Alastair MarshJune 26, 2024
Nestle's CEO Ulf Mark Schneider looks on during a general shareholders meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens, near Lausanne, on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Swiss giant Nestle has rolled back recycling targets and the difference amounts to the weight of 30 Eiffel Towers
By Dasha Afanasieva and BloombergJuly 11, 2024
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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Google unceremoniously dropped its promise of carbon neutrality, with emissions rising nearly 50% over the last five years
By Eva RoytburgJuly 10, 2024
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Environment
A power company’s app couldn’t keep up after Hurricane Beryl—so Texans turned to a fast-food burger chain to track power outages
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 10, 2024
The Temple of Concordia in the Valley of the Temples, Sicily.
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Sicily’s summer drought is so acute this year that it’s drying up lakes and forcing cities to turn away tourists because they don’t have enough water
By Prarthana PrakashJuly 10, 2024
Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need a federal heat standard to protect workers
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Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need a federal heat standard to protect workers
By Jill RosenthalJuly 9, 2024
  • Housing insurance is melting down in several property markets as climate change renders old assumptions obsolete
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    Housing insurance is melting down in several property markets as climate change renders old assumptions obsolete
    By Spencer Glendon and Barney SchaubleJune 26, 2024
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Mayor of Athens says tourism in Greece isn’t ‘viable’ anymore as each visitor only adds €0.40 to the economy
By Prarthana PrakashJuly 9, 2024
The small German village of Mühlrose is facing extinction from opencast mining, despite Germany’s 2030 pledge to leave coal behind
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The small German village of Mühlrose is facing extinction from opencast mining, despite Germany’s 2030 pledge to leave coal behind
By Petra Sorge and BloombergJuly 9, 2024
NASCAR just unveiled a $1.5 million electric car—with twice the horsepower of its gas-guzzling cars
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NASCAR just unveiled a $1.5 million electric car—with twice the horsepower of its gas-guzzling cars
By Chris MorrisJuly 8, 2024
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Texas braces for Beryl as storm threatens to regain hurricane strength before making landfall
By Mark Vancleave, Valerie Gonzalez and The Associated PressJuly 7, 2024
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Florida farmers turn to an ancient tree from India as the state’s once-famous citrus industry dries up
By Freida Frisaro and The Associated PressJuly 6, 2024
  • Image of Saudi Aramco's seismic robot in the desert, where they use AI to analyze geological formations deep underground.
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    Energy giant Saudi Aramco is betting on AI to thrive after the ‘peak oil’ era
    By Vivienne WaltJune 26, 2024
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The Seine River, the romantic lifeblood of Paris, is set to reopen for swimming after 100 years. But its cursed clean-up is a lesson for future Olympics
By Prarthana PrakashJuly 6, 2024
Americans come out in droves to celebrate 4th of July fireworks as millions suffer under ‘significant and extremely dangerous’ heat
Lifestyle
Americans come out in droves to celebrate 4th of July fireworks as millions suffer under ‘significant and extremely dangerous’ heat
By David Sharp and The Associated PressJuly 5, 2024
Hurricane Beryl bears down on booming Mexican beach hotspot Tulum as American tourists ‘hunker down and stay safe’
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Hurricane Beryl bears down on booming Mexican beach hotspot Tulum as American tourists ‘hunker down and stay safe’
By Martín Silva, John Myers Jr. and The Associated PressJuly 5, 2024
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Lifestyle
Amsterdam has long wanted to keep ‘nuisance’ tourists away. First, it banned new hotels and now, it plans to ban cruises
By Prarthana PrakashJuly 4, 2024
GM will pay $146m in penalties because 5.9 million of its older vehicles pollute too much
Finance
GM will pay $146m in penalties because 5.9 million of its older vehicles pollute too much
By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressJuly 4, 2024
A wildlife technician holds up a dead owl's wing as he takes notes.
Environment
U.S. officials enlist trained shooters to kill 450,000 barred owls—all in the name of saving their cousins from extinction
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressJuly 3, 2024
Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower
Environment
Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower
By Jack Sidders, Michael and BloombergJuly 2, 2024
Biden administration can’t pause consideration of natural gas export projects while legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out in court
Politics
Biden administration can’t pause consideration of natural gas export projects while legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out in court
By The Associated PressJuly 2, 2024
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Environment
This is the earliest we’ve ever seen a Cat 4 hurricane—and the season’s just getting started
By Chris MorrisJuly 1, 2024
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Superyachts aren’t just for the super-rich: Hundreds of scientists have used them for ocean research
By Laurel Chor and BloombergJune 30, 2024
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Finance
The South Bronx is a cross section of everything wrong with America, but has a community hellbent on changing that: ‘You need to have an outlet so it doesn’t destroy your life’
By Sunny NagpaulJune 29, 2024
Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia's founder, sits in a chair holding a microphone.
Leadership
Patagonia became famous for letting staff cut out early to chase waves—now it’s asking dozens of employees to relocate or leave because it’s 300% overstaffed
By Seamus WebsterJune 28, 2024
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Denmark is spending $100 million to get its citizens to adopt a plant-based diet—but its economy is still stubbornly reliant on pork and dairy exports
By Prarthana PrakashJune 27, 2024
Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant after racking up 112 violations over the last 5 years
Environment
Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant after racking up 112 violations over the last 5 years
By The Associated PressJune 27, 2024
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Environment
Inaccurate heat detectors, weak tanker walls, and a decision to needlessly blow open 5 chemical cars: NTSB hearing showcases what went wrong at Ohio derailment
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 27, 2024
Minnesota family that lost home to devastating Midwest floods vows to keep store open: ‘The Dam Store has not sold its last burger or sold its last slice of pie’
Environment
Minnesota family that lost home to devastating Midwest floods vows to keep store open: ‘The Dam Store has not sold its last burger or sold its last slice of pie’
By Hannah Fingerhut, Dave Collins and The Associated PressJune 27, 2024
First Lahaina home starts rebuilding nearly a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed thousands of Maui homes and killed 102
Environment
First Lahaina home starts rebuilding nearly a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed thousands of Maui homes and killed 102
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressJune 27, 2024
Farmer rakes hey in a cow pen.
Environment
Forget carbon taxes on cars—Denmark is charging farmers a $100 ‘burp tax’ per cow
By Seamus WebsterJune 26, 2024
The U.S. is about to get slammed by a ‘very active’ hurricane season—but the carnage could be good news for these five insurance stocks, analyst says
Finance
The U.S. is about to get slammed by a ‘very active’ hurricane season—but the carnage could be good news for these five insurance stocks, analyst says
By Will DanielJune 26, 2024
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