What we learned this week

The American beef industry has launched a certification for ‘climate-friendly’ beef. The first product to be certified is branded the Brazen Burger, which is entirely apt when you look into their claims.

At a time when most governments are still resolutely behind fossil fuels, it’s extraordinary that the State of California is suing five big oil companies who “intentionally suppressed” what they knew about climate change to protect their profits.

This happened last week, but I didn’t get...