Young urban shepherd Lukas Janssens guides his flock among the graves in Schoonselhof, one of Belgium’s iconic cemeteries, knowing sheep are kinder to nature than lawnmowers.

Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers on Thursday, July 8, 2021, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.