Publications Hot take What to make of the Government’s Warm Homes Plan 22 January 2026 by Zachary Leather and Jonathan Marshall January 2026 saw the eventual release of the Warm Homes Plan. However, the Plan will not benefit all households in need. This Spotlight reveals that a reliance on financial transactions… Continue Reading
Publications Splitting the bill How can Government help families with high energy bills? 16 October 2025 by Jonathan Marshall This note looks at the factors behind stubbornly high energy bills and how ministers could act to ease pressure on households. It considers how change can be enacted to work… Continue Reading
Publications No country for cold homes Key considerations for the Warm Homes Plan 7 August 2025 by Zachary Leather and Jonathan Marshall The Government’s imminent Warm Homes Plan aims to overhaul England’s housing stock so homes are cheaper and cleaner to keep warm. This note sets out how it can best work… Continue Reading
Publications Flex appeal How to reform electricity pricing for a cleaner and cheaper energy system 24 June 2025 by Zachary Leather and Jonathan Marshall Britain needs to transform its electricity system for net zero, shifting from fixed prices to time-and-location varying tariffs. This could save £18bn annually by 2040, but it requires careful design… Continue Reading
Publications Turning up the heat Making the home heating transition work for low-income households 10 April 2025 by Zachary Leather and Jonathan Marshall Decarbonising home heating is one of the knottiest parts of the net zero transition, with big implications on families’ finances and behaviour. This report examines progress so far and discusses… Continue Reading
Events Turning up the heat How to quicken Britain’s heat pumps roll-out and hit our net zero targets Thursday 10 April 2025 Our homes are now the second biggest contributor the UK’s carbon footprint, and efforts to address this rely on the widespread replacement of gas boilers with electric heat pumps. But… Continue Reading
Publications The grass is greener on the net zero side What the Seventh Carbon Budget tells us about the net zero transition 26 February 2025 by Zachary Leather In today’s Seventh Carbon Budget, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommends that, by 2038-42, the UK should reduce its emissions by 87 per cent on 1990 levels. To reach this,… Continue Reading
Publications Sunny day savings Assessing Government support for solar panels 13 February 2025 by Zachary Leather The new Government’s plan to decarbonise the electricity system brings with it the lofty aim of tripling total solar capacity by the end of the decade. Although much of this… Continue Reading
