This report from UK think tank Nesta explores the different options for paying for heat pumps. One of the largest barriers to widespread heat pump adoption is the high upfront cost. Households often pay more for a heat pump than for a replacement boiler, even after the £7,500 grant from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)....

This report from UK think tank Nesta explores how to respond to the energy crisis and make it the last one ever. This note proposes a strategic response centred on accelerating energy efficiency measures and speeding up the adoption of electric heating technologies in the home.

This report from UK think tank IPPR states that the government must strike a balance between bringing down energy bills and building a system fit for the future. Government must strike a better balance between bringing down energy bills now and building a system fit for the future. Delivering a clean, secure electricity system is...

This report from UK think tank IPPR reveals that UK business investment is the second lowest in the G7. High energy costs are squeezing UK industry, but support must do more than keep firms afloat. British manufacturing workers have access to 47 per cent fewer machines, tools and technologies than workers in similar economies Our...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs Since the 2008 financial crisis, environmental policy has shifted away from simply managing negative externalities and gradually converged with regular industrial policy. Various ‘green deals’ have been launched around the world with the aim of achieving a combination of economic and environmental development. Economists,...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation assesses the options for supporting families with the rise in the cost of energy. Conflict in the Middle East has driven oil prices from around $70 to $100 per barrel, with wholesale gas prices also rising by over 60 per cent. The duration and severity of...

This report from UK think tank Nesta examines how a clean heat transition could be delivered. This draft plan, developed collaboratively by Nesta and Plymouth City Council, outlines a strategic approach to transitioning over 7,500 properties in Stoke ward from fossil fuels to clean, electrified heat. Local authorities often face a delivery gap between strategic...

This report from UK think tank IPPR makes the case for why progressives need to deal with extreme weather. The impacts of extreme weather are already directly affecting people and communities across the UK. We lack ways to deal with this. Without a serious rethink, we will lose any reputation for competence and leave an...

This report from UK think tank Onward calls for a change in approach that places greater emphasis on affordability and energy security. The report Cooking on Gas argues that a large share of the UK’s high energy prices is the result of policy choices rather than unavoidable market pressures. It highlights how taxes, levies and...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue proposes eight new policies for the government to adopt to increase abundance and certainty in the housing and energy markets. This report examines the trends in, and private and public impacts of, stagnant living standards in the UK over the past few decades. It then offers distinctive...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines what the Government's energy bill discount means for households and what comes next. Next week, Ofgem is expected to announce that the Q2 2026 energy price cap will be nearly £120 below current levels. This reduction is overwhelmingly driven by the Government’s energy bill discount,...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs examines the economic and environmental consequences of ending domestic oil and gas production. No credible forecast shows UK oil and gas demand falling to zero by 2050, even under net zero scenarios – oil and gas are essential ingredients in plastics, fertilisers, medicines and...

This report from UK think tank the Jobs Foundation looks at both the effect of government policy on the energy sector and on jobs and communities. The Jobs Foundation’s first report on the connection between energy and job creation/retention, Jobs and Energy: The effect of high energy costs on the UK jobs market was published...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House supports an accelerated transition as a means to meet climate goals and also to improve the EU’s energy security. The EU’s well-known commitment to the low-carbon transition implies rapid take-up of technologies – including electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines – that are often principally associated...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines the Government’s Warm Homes Plan. January 2026 saw the eventual release of the Warm Homes Plan, delivering on a flagship election pledge that the Government expects will make up to five million homes cheaper to keep warm. With a healthy £15 billion budget, the Plan...

As COP26 comes to a close what are some of the changes we can make in cities that can help with the net zero agenda? A greater uptake of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is required By Rebecca Foster (Bright Blue) The UK’s pledge to reach net zero by 2050 will ultimately require significant changes to the way...