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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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Surf’s up in California as climate change leads to more massive waves
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Surf’s up in California as climate change leads to more massive waves
By Julie Watson and The Associated PressAugust 3, 2023
  • Biden administration plans to raise the commission paid by oil and gas companies that drill on public land by more than 33%
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    Biden administration plans to raise the commission paid by oil and gas companies that drill on public land by more than 33%
    By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressJuly 21, 2023
Korea is so hot workers are being given ice vests to cool down
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Korea is so hot workers are being given ice vests to cool down
By Heesu Lee and BloombergAugust 3, 2023
Iran
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The heat is so bad in Iran that the government declared a 2-day public holiday amid scorching 122-degree temperatures
By Liza Tetley, Jack Wittels, Arsalan Shahla and BloombergAugust 2, 2023
Of pots and kettles: Big Oil and the anti-ESG movement are accusing banks of running ‘climate cartels’
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Of pots and kettles: Big Oil and the anti-ESG movement are accusing banks of running ‘climate cartels’
By Cynthia Hanawalt and Denise HearnAugust 2, 2023
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4 out of 5 people on Earth were hotter this July because of climate change, study finds. That’s over 6.5 billion humans
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressAugust 2, 2023
I’m a 3-time NBA champion turned climate entrepreneur. Global warming could soon be out of control–but a comeback is always possible
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I’m a 3-time NBA champion turned climate entrepreneur. Global warming could soon be out of control–but a comeback is always possible
By Rick FoxAugust 2, 2023
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    New York’s ‘imaginary divide’ exposed by proposed ban on cash-prize hunting contests: ‘These are people that are upstate’
    By Michael Hill and The Associated PressJuly 20, 2023
Susan Linder
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Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird
By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2023
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The heat, the rain and the smoke: July’s record-setting weather is just the beginning of the summer of Earth’s discontent
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2023
Texas braces for more record heat, as temps soar as high as 112
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Texas braces for more record heat, as temps soar as high as 112
By Chris MorrisJuly 31, 2023
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Miami’s ‘Mount Trashmore,’ overflowing septic tanks pose a $4 billion challenge to its efforts to woo America’s financial elite
By Michael Smith and BloombergJuly 31, 2023
The Klamath River runs brown with mud after flash floods hit
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$500 million dam removal restoring river that local tribes call ‘our church’ is the biggest in U.S. history
By Adam Beam and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2023
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    King Charles makes so much from offshore wind farms that he told the UK to use a $1.3 billion profit for the ‘wider public good’
    By Sylvia Hui and The Associated PressJuly 20, 2023
Arizona heat
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Phoenix is about to see high temps fall under 110 degrees—but only because monsoon rains are coming
By Anita Snow and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2023
Silver thermometer leaning against red background shows high temperature
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Climate change is killing summer traditions like vacationing and going outside—extreme temperatures may be here to stay
By Paige HagyJuly 28, 2023
There’s no such thing as a new nuclear golden age–just old industry hands trying to make a buck
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There’s no such thing as a new nuclear golden age–just old industry hands trying to make a buck
By Stephanie CookeJuly 28, 2023
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Mexico’s president is feuding with an American company about a crocodile-infested gravel pit. He’s offering $385 million and they want $1.9 billion
By The Associated PressJuly 28, 2023
Extreme heat
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Dangerous heat is moving from the southwest to the eastern half of the U.S. with 60% of Americans facing heat or flood warnings
By Drew Costley and The Associated PressJuly 28, 2023
Extreme heat
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It’s not just climate change: Here’s how El Niño and a huge underwater volcanic eruption led to extreme heat in 2023, from an expert who’s mapped various sections of the Earth
By Michael Wysession and The ConversationJuly 27, 2023
The family that made $7.6 million from recycling cans and bottles was just charged with fraud
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The family that made $7.6 million from recycling cans and bottles was just charged with fraud
By Chris MorrisJuly 27, 2023
Microsoft and Google’s chief sustainability officers: ‘CSO Barbie makes us proud, and a little worried. Here’s why’
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Microsoft and Google’s chief sustainability officers: ‘CSO Barbie makes us proud, and a little worried. Here’s why’
By Melanie Nakagawa and Kate BrandtJuly 26, 2023
Southwest heat wave is so intense that roads and doorknobs are sending people to the hospital with burns
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Southwest heat wave is so intense that roads and doorknobs are sending people to the hospital with burns
By Chris MorrisJuly 26, 2023
Florida ocean temperature hits 100-degree hot-tub levels, potentially setting the record for the hottest seawater ever measured
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Florida ocean temperature hits 100-degree hot-tub levels, potentially setting the record for the hottest seawater ever measured
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJuly 26, 2023
It took 30 years for climate tech investments to pay off. Now they’re best placed to survive the VC winter
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It took 30 years for climate tech investments to pay off. Now they’re best placed to survive the VC winter
By Michael SonnenfeldtJuly 26, 2023
Greenland ice sheet
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The scientists who figured out exactly when Greenland was ice-free reveal what it shows about our warming planet
By Paul Bierman, Tammy Rittenour and The ConversationJuly 24, 2023
Why AT&T and Verizon’s infrastructure woes run much deeper than lead cables
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Why AT&T and Verizon’s infrastructure woes run much deeper than lead cables
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianJuly 24, 2023
NBCUniversal
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NBCUniversal cut down the tree branches that striking actors and writers used for shade, and got just a $250 fine
By Chris MorrisJuly 24, 2023
Nearly 80 major clean energy factories announced in year since Biden’s IRA passed: ‘It seems like every week there’s a new factory facility somewhere’
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Nearly 80 major clean energy factories announced in year since Biden’s IRA passed: ‘It seems like every week there’s a new factory facility somewhere’
By Isabella O'Malley, Michael Phillis and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2023
Phoenix tortoise
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A paleoclimate scientist explains why he cringes at the 100,000-year heat—and how far back in prehistory it was really this hot
By Darrell Kaufman and The ConversationJuly 23, 2023
As renewable-energy demand soars amid extreme heat, rising costs are making offshore wind projects so expensive that ‘it doesn’t make sense to continue’
Environment
As renewable-energy demand soars amid extreme heat, rising costs are making offshore wind projects so expensive that ‘it doesn’t make sense to continue’
By Will Mathis and BloombergJuly 22, 2023
‘We’re all grieving and heartbroken’: Farmers are devastated by recent Northeast flooding that swept away crops
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‘We’re all grieving and heartbroken’: Farmers are devastated by recent Northeast flooding that swept away crops
By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated PressJuly 21, 2023
Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad
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Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad
By Gene BaurJuly 21, 2023
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