Analysis
Cost of the Fossil Fuel Crisis – Scotland
Dependence on oil and gas costs Scottish industry almost £2 billion.…
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.…
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS): what, why, how?
CCUS is tipped to be a major technology in 2050. What is it, why is it needed and how does it work?…
Carbon pricing and CBAMs; what, why, how?
The theory, history and options for carbon pricing.…
Net Zero: A short history
Net zero has come a long way quickly, but it's a journey that's just beginning.…