This policy brief looks at what a just transition to net zero in the UK’s housing sector means in practice and how banks can make it happen, underpinned by government policy and institutions. Read more
energy efficiency
This study estimates the combined direct and indirect rebound effects from energy efficiency improvements in the delivery of six energy... Read more
This paper describes an experiment on a nationally representative sample of UK households that aimed to quantify resistance to smart meter adoption and test for the existence of commonly cited market failures that inhibit the adoption of energy-saving technologies. The authors measured if households would adopt a smart meter without financial compensation and, for those households unwilling to do so, the subsidy level that would be necessary to persuade them. Read more
The UK government should consider a broader-based carbon tax that is distributionally fair and consistent with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions... Read more
This study explores the distributional impacts of a net-zero-consistent carbon price across different household types and income deciles in the UK; and examines which combination of interventions may reduce carbon consumption and still be progressive. The authors find that it is possible to design a revenue recycling scheme that leaves fuel-poor and low-income households better off while driving the transition to net-zero emissions in the UK by 2050. Read more
The authors of this paper exploit a large database of home energy efficiency upgrades and metered energy consumption to provide new evidence of the distributional impact of energy efficiency measures. Read more
This paper examines whether energy efficiency standards influence consumer welfare. Read more
This research examines some of the multiple benefits of a home energy efficiency upgrade programme for social housing tenants. Read more
What does energy efficiency mean? Energy efficiency means using less power to perform an action such as switching on a... Read more
The Government's Clean Growth Strategy included plans to use green mortgages to incentivise people to make their homes more energy efficient but what are green mortgages and what evidence is there that they work? Read more
