Reports
Power cut
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,...
Just stop oil?
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...
Declining urgency, enduring support
This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute examines public attitudes to net zero and climate policy. The share of the UK public who say the country needs to reduce carbon emissions to net zero sooner than 2050 has nearly halved since 2021, according to a major new study. 29% of the public now...
Cliff Edge: Jobs in Aberdeen, the epicentre of the UK’s energy transition
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...
Why renewables and electrification hold they keys to EU energy security
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...
Hot take
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...
Three ways to bring home energy bills down for good
This report from UK think tank Green Alliance shows how targeted action could cut bills by between £87 and £404 per year. Energy bills are still £481 higher than before the gas price crisis, with over nine million households in fuel poverty in England and Wales. But there are practical solutions that could bring costs...
Resilient by design: Building secure clean energy supply chains
This report from UK think tank IPPR analyses clean energy supply chains and makes policy recommendations for how to make them more resilient. The UK must become more resilient to succeed in a more turbulent world. Supply chains – the networks of people and businesses we rely on to make and move the goods we...
The cost of Net Zero
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs examines the cost of Net Zero. Since 2019, there have been many attempts to put a cost on achieving net zero by 2050, with wildly different results, from the CCC to HMT and NESO. If we are to have a serious debate about net...
How the Middle East and North Africa can benefit from adaptive climate governance
This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines striking the balance between rights-based and technocratic approaches. Climate governance in the Middle East and North Africa will play a significant role in shaping the region’s political stability and economic resilience as climate impacts intensify and the global energy transition accelerates. MENA governments are under growing...
Hydrogen’s role in a clean power economy
This report from UK think tank Green Alliance outlines the current state of the UK’s hydrogen economy and the factors that will shape its future. Hydrogen has been dubbed critical for a low carbon economy, but it’s no panacea for achieving net zero. While it can be used as a fuel or ingredient for many...
Between a rock and a hard place
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the position of Europe's clean tech industry between Trump's policies and Chinese pressure. Europe’s large and growing clean tech industry – from wind turbines to electric vehicles – is being hit from several directions. The US’ Trumpian U-turn on green industrial policy...
Struggles for justice in the energy transition: Voices from the front lines
This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies brings together authors from both the global South and the global North. A critical issue of our time is how the world can transition from a development model based on the extraction and use of fossil fuels to one based on cleaner sources of...
Energy and Russian aggression: Challenges for the UK
This report from UK think tank RUSI explores energy security challenges for the UK as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This paper examines the far-reaching consequences of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global energy markets and its implications for UK energy security. It highlights the vulnerabilities exposed by shifting energy flows,...
A reform agenda for the single market
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform examines a reform agenda for the single market. For the last two decades, European economic growth has been lower than in peer countries. More than a year has passed since the landmark Draghi Report that helped establish a consensus that reform is needed. Yet...