Renting beyond their means? The role of living rent in addressing housing affordability

Scuttling coal: How ending unabated coal generation can stimulate investment, cut bills and tackle carbon pollution

This report models the impacts of reducing the UK's high unilateral carbon prices, which place unnecessary burdens on business and household bills, and introducing an emissions performance...

12/03/2015

Publication Science & technology Report Housing & infrastructure

Feed-in frenzy: How a wind farm subsidy loophole is short-changing billpayers and damaging Britain's clean energy market

This paper exposes a loophole in the feed-in tariff scheme for onshore wind farms. The scheme is designed to support small-scale providers, but the practice of under-reporting or 'derating' turbines'...

10/02/2015

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure

Europe's power: Re-energising a progressive climate and energy agenda

Europe's strategy on climate change and energy policy is at a critical juncture, as political crisis in Ukraine coincides with the introduction of significant new clean energy policies in the US...

09/09/2014

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure

A new approach to electricity markets: How new, disruptive technologies change everything

This report sets out reforms that would adapt the UK's outmoded electricity system to the emerging distributed electricity technology paradigm. Tackling the policy trilemma of achieving an...

08/09/2014

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure

City energy: A new powerhouse for Britain

This report explores the options and the potential for cities to engage in the energy supply market and raise finance for investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure – particularly in local...

17/07/2014

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure

The long road to ruin: Why the UK needs to reform motoring taxes

Motoring taxation in the UK has remained largely unchanged for almost a century, but rising consumer costs, a looming decline in tax revenues, and environmental and public health concerns make reform...

12/05/2014

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure

Up against the (solid) wall: What changes to the ECO mean for energy efficiency policy

The government's decision to consider radically downscaling its ambitions for solid wall insulation via the ECO has significant implications for the UK's energy efficiency policy. As a result of the...

28/04/2014

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure

Help to heat: A solution to the affordability crisis in energy

Rising energy bills are squeezing living standards in the UK. This report sets out a comprehensive and cost-neutral policy framework to improve the energy efficiency of the UK's housing stock - 'Help...

26/11/2013

Publication Housing & infrastructure Report

Wholesale energy markets, decarbonisation policy and consumers: An IPPR debate on two new reports by Which?

This briefing summarises the main themes of a high-level roundtable, hosted by IPPR in July 2013, to debate the findings of two new reports on energy policy published by consumer advocate Which?,...

15/09/2013

Publication Business Report Housing & infrastructure

Pump up the volume: Bringing down costs and increasing jobs in the offshore wind sector

Given Britain's geographical position and industrial traditions, offshore wind power offers enormous potential, both domestically and as an export sector. However, weak and unclear signals from...

09/07/2013

Publication Business Report Housing & infrastructure