Reports

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at the UK Net Zero strategy. This latest discussion paper, written by Tim Ambler, Peter Edwards and Michael Kelly, outlines the uncertainties and challenges facing the UK’s Net Zero by 2050 strategy whilst proposing a potential solution. The UK's Carbon Net Zero by 2050...

This report from UK think tank the IIED provides a guide for debt managers and environmental decision makers. As countries grapple with the triple crisis of debt, climate change and nature loss, compounded by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple innovative solutions in sustainable finance are beginning to gain traction. These innovations towards an...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at current levels of senior civil service pay. The government must commit to ringfencing the £45m needed to fund its promised reform of senior civil service pay or risk undermining job satisfaction and performance. This report, commissioned by the Office of Manpower Economics, reviews...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at representation of under-served groups at all levels of the health service. The vital work of the NHS would be impossible without the contribution of a broad range of people, and a diverse and inclusive workforce ensures better care for patients. Yet despite considerable efforts...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at what should happen now on how to uphold standards in public life. The government’s U-turn in the Owen Paterson case has yet again raised the question of how standards in public life can be upheld. The public outcry triggered by the government’s heavy-handed...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at how the UK can decarbonise the steel industry. Clean steel is a prize that the UK cannot afford to let slip from its grasp, argues Wilf Lytton. To secure the opportunity for change, governments must do more to incentivise investment in green steel production.

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at the role of East and North East London in local, regional and national growth. The relationship between the levelling up agenda and London has been the subject of intense scrutiny, both inside and outside of the city. The Local London subregion – comprising the boroughs in...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at how to create a greener and more efficient freight and logistics ecosystem in London. This report looks at how to create a greener and more efficient freight and logistics ecosystem in London. Freight and deliveries enable London’s economy to function. From the food...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the role of central government, provincial-level authorities and state-owned enterprises in China. This briefing paper challenges the conventional wisdom that China functions as a unitary player in its foreign policymaking process. In reality, Beijing’s approach to external issues is a result of intense bargaining between...

This report from UK think tank CLES looks at what a community wealth building approach to energy transition should look like for the UK. We are standing at the brink of an energy revolution which could transform our places. Local government and other public sector organisations have a critical role in ensuring this transition is...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the significant challenges and opportunities coming for those who live in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Over the centuries the landscape of the Cambridgeshire Fens has been radically altered by human activity. Very little land remains that has not been impacted by agriculture or people’s needs for housing...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at climate change, migration and social protection. There are several aspects of climate-induced short-term or circular migration, especially in combination with other socio-economic factors, that are not fully understood. Without reliable data on the pattern of circular migration, policymakers can not recognise or address migrants’ needs, issues...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how the global tax cartel could cost Britons billions. This latest paper, written by Julian Morris, outlines how the global minimum tax proposal would endanger Britain’s national interest: One-hundred and thirty six jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, have agreed to negotiate two new...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at further education, disadvantage and social mobility. The further education sector has an important role to play in social mobility. Young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds are much more likely to undertake further learning in the FE sector, rather than the traditional academic route of...

This report from UK think tank IIED provides case studies and evidence for stakeholders from climate-vulnerable countries looking for practical solutions. Loss and damage is an urgent issue: the world’s least-resourced communities and countries are increasingly unable to adapt to or absorb worsening climate impacts. Greater international support is overdue, but the realities and costs...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at practical solutions to the unique challenge of loss and damage that communities and ecosystems face. Communities and ecosystems around the world are experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events. Driven by climate change these shocks will worsen with every increment of global heating, exposing billions of people to...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon. The Brazilian Amazon, which has long been a symbol of abundant natural and cultural wealth, is at risk of becoming savannah following years of deforestation and degradation. The region could support a bioeconomy of unrivalled richness: however, this cannot...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at harnessing regional research and development to level up. Policymakers from across the political spectrum are committed to reducing regional inequalities and spending more on research and development. But there is a lack of detail as well as no consensus on how to deliver on these two...

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at energy efficiency in low viability properties. Ahead of COP 26, government departments have been commissioned across Whitehall to inform the cross-government Net Zero Strategy that, amongst other things, will detail plans for decarbonisation across key sectors of the economy. One of the most significant challenges in...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation provides an analysis of economic living standards across generations in Britain. Our third Intergenerational Audit – supported by the Nuffield Foundation – provides an analysis of economic living standards across generations in Britain. In so doing, it analyses the latest data across four domains: jobs, skills and...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies provides the first systemic comparison of surveillance laws in Africa. Mass surveillance is being carried out by governments in six countries across Africa with existing laws failing to protect the legal rights of citizens, new research finds. The study Surveillance Law in Africa: a...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute looks at the long-run impact of the pandemic on future earnings. This report models the long-run impact of the pandemic on future earnings, finding that pupils are each likely lose at least £16,000 in earnings, rising to £46,000 in a worst-case scenario if the government...

This report from UK think tank New Local looks at the power of local action in combating climate change. Local action is the ‘missing piece’ of plans to fight climate change. This report sets out a vision for tackling climate change from the ground up.   The current ‘levels’ of climate action – international agreements, national targets, and personal...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at prisoners' access to hospital services and the impact of the pandemic. Many prisoners still struggle to access hospital services despite their significant health care needs and early data suggests the pandemic has worsened access further. In this report, we consider new evidence relating to...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how to support the most exposed and vulnerable societies to reduce regional and global climate risks. This research paper – drawing on insights from 200 experts – highlights that, within the current decade, climate hazards are expected to have increasingly serious disruptive impacts. While many...