Archives: Reports

Saudi Arabia: Kingdom of oil

This report from UK think tank RUSI analyses Saudi Arabia’s oil policy and how it interacts with the Kingdom’s domestic and foreign and security policies. Tobias outlines how oil revenues – which have historically fuelled Saudi Arabia’s social contract – are now the indispensable source of funding for the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 reform agenda. He...

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Why we need to talk about health and climate

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how an integrated approach can galvanise better outcomes. How an integrated approach to both the climate crisis and public health can galvanise better outcomes on both fronts. Climate change is here and now, impacting nearly all aspects of human health, despite progress to reduce fossil...

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Natural gas and the Energy Trilemma

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society examines the role of natural gas in the energy trilemma. In this report we examine the role of natural gas in the Energy Trilemma, focusing specifically on the situation in the United Kingdom. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many countries found themselves in an energy...

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Supply change

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores the economic and environmental benefits of making the UK’s heat pump supply chain more robust. The UK’s heat pump supply chain is still in its infancy and remains much weaker than in mainland Europe or Asia. This SMF report explores the economic and environmental...

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The consequences of Russia’s war on Ukraine for climate action, food supply and energy security

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the consequences of Russia's war on Ukraine for climate action, food supply and energy security. Russia’s war is, first and foremost, a calamity for the people of Ukraine, with large parts of the population thrown into poverty and displacement. But both in Ukraine and around...

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From missed chances to green advances: the case for a green industrial strategy

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the case for a green industrial strategy. The transition to net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century. But claims of UK leadership in capturing the economic benefits of the transition to a green economy are wide of the mark. While the UK has...

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Why is the UK still party to the Iran Nuclear Deal?

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at practical applications for the future of the JCPOA. At the time of publication of this report, the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78) is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with the high-level General Debate...

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Securing our future

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at a programme on climate and nature for the next government. We set out the practical, ambitious policy programme on climate and nature for the next government. This is a positive agenda for change with significant and broad benefits for the country.

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Powering up the UK battery industry

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance canvasses industry leaders to understand the challenges and opportunities facing the market. As the UK’s car manufacturing sector gears up to produce electric vehicles, attention is turning to the battery supply chains needed for the car industry to thrive. We surveyed and spoke to industry leaders to...

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More than money: moving towards a relational approach to retrofitting

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at why retrofitting policies are failing to stimulate the market and attract more interest. The UK has a mountain to climb when it comes to home retrofitting. By 2028 the UK will need to reach a peak of installing nearly two million energy efficiency measures like loft...

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