Analysis
Solar farms and fracking: public attitudes
How voters weigh trade-offs between renewable and fossil fuel infrastructure in their local areas.…
Poland, Estonia among states beating UK at heat pumps, leaving us 20% more dependent on gas imports
Imports would be fifth lower if UK had deployed heat pumps at same rate as Estonia…
The Big Four: are major emitters downplaying their climate and clean energy progress?
Real-world evidence suggests at least three will cut emissions faster than their headline targets indicate.…
COP27: A visual guide
What's important at this year's UN climate summit in Egypt and why it matters.…
New polling: voters see rowing back on climate policy as ‘damaging’, ‘backwards’ and ‘dangerous’
Survey shows strong support for policies supporting renewables and energy efficiency…
Taxpayers facing £18 billion bill for failure to insulate UK homes
Decision in 2013 to cut government support for home insulation means that 10 million homes have missed out, and taxpayer…
Treasury could break even on insulating millions of homes around end of Parliamentary term
Benefitting households could also save a further £600 on energy bills.…
ECIU Tallks to Rachel Kyte: closing the emissions ambition gap before COP27
Dean of the Fletcher School on the new imperatives driving faster reduction in reliance on volatile and expensive fossil…
ECIU Talks to Richard Black: from Bonn to G7 to COP27
ECIU's Senior Associate Richard Black reflects on Bonn climate negotiators in June, and what it means for COP27 in Novem…
Farming, fertiliser, and fossil fuels
How the gas crisis is squeezing Britain’s farmers
Paying back
UK’s investment in renewables is being rewarded by lower bills…
Ukraine conflict and impacts on UK energy
What does conflict in Ukraine mean for UK energy?
Levelling up or letting down?
Tackling poor quality homes in marginal constituencies could swing election success…
Insulation and gas prices
Households are paying the price for slow progress on insulating homes…
COP26: Post-match analysis
What does the Glasgow Climate Pact mean for the world? What does it mean for the UK?…
Industry and emissions (globally and UK)
What progress has been made on reducing emissions from industry, and what options are available?…
Energy sources (globally and UK)
Where are we now with reducing emissions from our energy sources and what can be done post-COP26?…
ECIU talks to... Andrea Leadsom MP
Andrea Leadsom MP on net zero ambitions, and what needs to happen post-Cop26 in our new interview series.…
Stuck on the starting line: How the UK is falling behind Europe in the race to clean steel
The UK is falling behind other European countries in the race to decarbonise the steel industry, finds ECIU report.…