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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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America was the world’s largest producer of primary aluminum until recently. Now companies are warning the 2% U.S. market share puts the energy transition at risk
By Annie SartorOctober 17, 2023
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    Can Elon Musk really save the world?
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Some politicians are waging a war on sustainability. New research shows U.S. consumers of all persuasions, from Gen Zers to boomers, are going in the opposite direction
By Tensie Whelan and Randi Kronthal-SaccoOctober 17, 2023
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Billionaire Tom Steyer says the crusade against climate change depends on one thing: Business fixing the problem. ‘We have to win in capitalism’
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 16, 2023
‘We’re in a fossil trap’: U.S. oil production hits an all-time high despite the huge push for green energy
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‘We’re in a fossil trap’: U.S. oil production hits an all-time high despite the huge push for green energy
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2023
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From Antarctica to Tasmania, the debate over whether to fish a creature the size of a paper clip is key to saving the climate—and the humpback whales
By Joshua Goodman, David Keyton and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2023
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3 stunning charts show how the world of gas-guzzling has changed—and hasn’t—since the trauma of the 1973 oil embargo
By Jim Krane, Mark Finley and The ConversationOctober 12, 2023
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    After a brutally hot summer, brace yourself for a weird El Niño winter
    By Chris MorrisSeptember 26, 2023
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Apple and Patagonia love Gavin Newsom’s move to make big firms disclose their emissions—Chevron and Exxon are going to have to fess up
By Lily Hsueh and The ConversationOctober 10, 2023
Map shows global electricity production by source since 1990
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The dark side of electric vehicles: Here are the countries where driving an EV can be dirtiest
By Nicolas Rapp and Matthew HeimerOctober 9, 2023
Tourism is returning in West Maui near wildfire-ravaged Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties open for business
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Tourism is returning in West Maui near wildfire-ravaged Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties open for business
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressOctober 9, 2023
Gavin Newsom signs California law—backed by Apple—requiring big businesses to disclose their indirect emissions. Many say they don’t know how
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Gavin Newsom signs California law—backed by Apple—requiring big businesses to disclose their indirect emissions. Many say they don’t know how
By Sophie Austin and The Associated PressOctober 7, 2023
Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds crash into Chicago exhibition hall’s windows in single night: ‘Like a carpet of dead birds’
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Nearly 1,000 migrating songbirds crash into Chicago exhibition hall’s windows in single night: ‘Like a carpet of dead birds’
By Todd Richmond and The Associated PressOctober 7, 2023
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    The White House is trying to correct a ‘historic wrong,’ spending $200 million to restore salmon to ancestral fishing grounds in the Northwest
    By The Associated PressSeptember 26, 2023
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After a 15-year fight that reached the Supreme Court, the feds are restoring the ‘Place of Big Big Trees’ after building a road through it
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressOctober 6, 2023
September was so hot climate scientists are calling it ‘mind-blowing’
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September was so hot climate scientists are calling it ‘mind-blowing’
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressOctober 5, 2023
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Saudi Arabia was pumping water on 10,000 acres of drought-stricken Arizona. The governor just stripped its leases
By Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressOctober 4, 2023
The ultra-rich are not just the worst polluters–their donations to climate action are also another way of hoarding money and gaming the system
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The ultra-rich are not just the worst polluters–their donations to climate action are also another way of hoarding money and gaming the system
By Alan DavisOctober 4, 2023
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How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets to improve modern architecture
By Maddie Burakoff and The Associated PressOctober 3, 2023
People at a climate protest holding cardboard signs that read, "Save our planet," and "We don't have time," and "Save the Earth, no plastic."
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Saying news organizations aren’t devoting enough attention to climate change, Columbia Journalism Review editor steps down
By The Associated PressOctober 3, 2023
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NYC scuba enthusiasts are picking up trash off the ocean floor: ‘The best find of all time was an actual ATM machine’
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Ted Shaffrey and The Associated PressOctober 2, 2023
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A woman who fled the Maui wildfire on foot has died after weeks in a hospital burn unit
By The Associated PressOctober 2, 2023
Phoenix, Arizona
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Phoenix, America’s 5th-largest city, hasn’t been this dry in (at least) 130 years
By The Associated PressOctober 2, 2023
Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 
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Small farmers are up against California’s $1.1 billion carrot industry in a vicious fight over groundwater: ‘We are being totally overrun’ 
By Amy Taxin and The Associated PressOctober 1, 2023
It’s so hot and humid in Minnesota that organizers called off two races drawing up to 20,000 runners: ‘Extreme and dangerous’
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It’s so hot and humid in Minnesota that organizers called off two races drawing up to 20,000 runners: ‘Extreme and dangerous’
By The Associated PressOctober 1, 2023
Wildfires are making west coast wines taste like an ashtray as hundreds of thousands of tons of grapes are too smoky to be usable
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Wildfires are making west coast wines taste like an ashtray as hundreds of thousands of tons of grapes are too smoky to be usable
By Andrew Selsky and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2023
Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’
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Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’
By Sara Cline and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2023
Biden stirs anger on all sides with oil and gas lease sales in Gulf of Mexico: ‘Showing the world that it’s OK to prioritize polluters’
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Biden stirs anger on all sides with oil and gas lease sales in Gulf of Mexico: ‘Showing the world that it’s OK to prioritize polluters’
By Matthew Daly, Matthew Brown and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2023
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Much of New York City is underwater as rain pounds city, prompting state of emergency declaration
By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2023
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Biden is fighting with Republicans over whether to keep protecting the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressSeptember 29, 2023
Wildfire smoke is a huge crisis for the wine industry. Researchers are scrambling for a solution before climate change devastates the industry
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Wildfire smoke is a huge crisis for the wine industry. Researchers are scrambling for a solution before climate change devastates the industry
By Andrew Selsky and The Associated PressSeptember 28, 2023
Silicon Valley pioneer Vinod Khosla says VCs need to make riskier climate tech investments
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Silicon Valley pioneer Vinod Khosla says VCs need to make riskier climate tech investments
By Rachyl JonesSeptember 28, 2023
Texas oilfield workers
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The Texas problem: All the workers who have the skills for green energy jobs are in fossil fuels and don’t want to move
By Morgan R. Frank, Junghyun Lim and The ConversationSeptember 27, 2023
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