In a world where a confident tweet can outrank a peer-reviewed study, it’s no wonder people are confused about climate change. Misinformation is everywhere: social media ‘experts’ with no scientific training, AI tools that recycle whatever is online as fact, and public figures who sound certain no matter how wrong they are. The question of what the public should believe about net zero has become impossible to answer for many ordinary people. That is exactly why the UK Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has stepped in. In a new report, it calls on the government to take the…

When a factory burns down, the first thing an insured business wants is a fair, speedy settlement from its insurance company. But what happens when the insurer investigates and concludes that the claim itself is built on falsehoods? That was the central question in a recent Supreme Court case involving a paper-board manufacturer and New India Assurance Company. The story starts with a devastating fire in May 2009 at a factory in Najibabad, where the company manufactured paper boards from waste paper. The factory held two fire insurance policies—one covering stock, the other covering buildings, plant, and machinery. After the…