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

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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
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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
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