Analysis
Rockets and feathers
How climate and energy price shocks have a long term impact…
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…
Insulation could cut gas imports by x3 more than new North Sea drilling
Basics of loft and wall insulation could reduce household gas demand by up to a fifth, helping secure energy supply…
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.…
Global momentum: The energy price shock and the transition to electric vehicles
The global oil and gas crunch will further spur electrification of the energy system.…
Climate change, fossil fuels, and UK food prices
The role potentially played by climate change, as reflected in global temperatures and the increasing cost of fossil fue…
Everybody's Business: The net zero blind spot
Publicly-listed companies are committing to net zero, but privately-held firms are largely not.…
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.…
Levelling up farming
Net zero and farm profitability
IPCC Explainer: Stopping climate change
Want to understand the latest IPCC report minus the report?…
IPCC Explainer: The science of climate change
Do you want to understand the latest IPCC report minus the report?…
Inflation and the cost of running a net zero vs fossil fuel household
Homes with better insulation, heat pumps and electric vehicles are experiencing energy price inflation that is almost a …
ECIU Talks to Ed Davey: what will global food crisis mean for action by G7 nations and at COP27?
Ed Davey sets out why it's important to have a high-ambition group of countries at COP27 and COP28.…
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…
Keeping 1.5°C alive
G20 nations are responsible for around 75% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. This is the emission gap to close th…