Analysis
UK International Climate Finance and Food Imports
UK joining forces with 60 other countries to help farmers directly responsible for producing staples like bananas, rice,…
New Poll: MPs in denial about North Sea decline
A new poll from YouGov for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has shown that some MPs are unaware of the decline o…
New poll: more Conservative to Labour switchers back net zero target
Nearly three-quarters (71%) of people who voted Conservative in 2019 but now say they’ll vote Labour if there was an ele…
Winter energy bills set to remain just as high as last winter at £1,200
New ECIU analysis finds that the average winter energy bill is set to be just as high as last year at £1,200.…
Poll: public back clean hydrogen…but not a levy on bills
Poll finds that just a fifth of people (21%) think levies on energy bills should pay for converting the existing gas gri…
Public confusion on gas boiler ban
Unclear messaging means 97% of people do not know when the UK’s target gas boiler phase out will begin, and nearly two-t…
Offshore wind: All at sea?
How old Treasury rules threaten the UK’s booming offshore wind industry…
Climate impacts on UK food imports
Spotlight on: the Mediterranean
Public embarrassed by politicians that renege on climate pledges
Polling by FocalData for ECIU shows the public are supportive of the net zero target.…
Public back Government’s petrol and diesel car phase out
Nearly half (46%) of respondents said that the Government should continue with its plans, even if it means new petrol an…
The financial and carbon implications of the consultation to extend Agricultural Property Relief (APR) to newly created non-agricultural habitats
New analysis from ECIU and Strutt & Parker into UK treasury proposals to overhaul inheritance tax reliefs…
Fertiliser prices in 2022/2023 and selected company fertiliser performance
Fertiliser company profits leapt 500% in 2022, relative to 2020, analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit …
Poll: public confused on petrol car phase-out
Three-quarters think petrol car sales phased-out much sooner than actual Government plans.…
MP poll: wrong on public support for onshore wind and don’t understand basic climate science
Analysis of progress against Carbon Budget Delivery Plan targets for farming and land use
The Progress Report will assess progress against the transition to net zero, and comes a few months after the Government…
UK car exports on a cliff edge
The impact on the UK’s car industry of a failure to electrify…
Rising Gas Imports and the UK’s Balance of Trade
How gas boilers and power plants will pass thousands of pounds per household to overseas companies and governments.…
Local elections poll: what voters thought about climate/net zero
Three-quarters (76%) of those who intended to vote support the UK’s net zero.…
Getting off Gas
Why UK energy independence is a pipedream unless we reduce our gas consumption.…