This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at international responses to the IRA. The success of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has triggered significant changes in international trade and manufacturing, as other OECD governments have sought to imitate its approach. This briefing surveys international responses to the IRA to identify...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the history of the EPC including the crises and political and regulatory distortions. This report examines the history of the Energy Price Cap (EPC) and the crises and political and regulatory distortions which have dragged it away from its original purpose. Far...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how the government must provide incentives for domestic green industries to grow. Pressure is mounting on the UK to respond to the US Inflation Reduction Act and EU Net Zero Industries Act. But the UK’s economy is currently flagging, experiencing challenges with lack of purpose,...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at a fairer deal for heat networks. In this briefing published by the Social Market Foundation, Will Damazer sets out an ambitious plan to overhaul the heat network system and secure a fairer deal for all those living in them. Up to 900,000 UK...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation provides new insights into the barriers to energy efficiency uptake. This report provides much-needed evidence on different consumers’ perspectives on the need for home energy efficiency measures, and the perceived barriers to uptake. Key points The energy crisis has strengthened political will to raise chronically...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how European countries – and the EU – have responded to high energy prices. A new Centre for European Reform policy brief, ‘Europe needs fiscal and energy solidarity’, evaluates how European countries – and the EU – have responded to high energy...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at lessons for the UK from the US' Inflation Reduction Act. The UK is in urgent need of renewal. The country faces a series of challenges: stagnation and inequality, risks to national and energy security, and the climate and nature crises. In response to similar threats faced...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at new energy bill support policies to support British households in an age of high prices. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank provides a new policy framework for energy bill support policies, that should be in place from 2024 and beyond. The current...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the gap in investment that the government needs to fill to gain energy independence with efficiency. In the autumn statement late last year, chancellor Jeremy Hunt argued that the only way to stop the UK being ‘at the mercy of international gas prices’ is energy independence...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at upskilling the UK’s technicians to service and repair electric vehicles. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank looks at policy actions required to avert a skills gap in the automotive industry, for the service and repair of electric vehicles A key part of...