This article presents a critical assessment of 40 years of research that may be brought under the umbrella of energy... Read more
energy efficiency
The distributional impact of the low-carbon transition is an increasingly important topic both for academics and policymakers. Quantifying where the... Read more
Paul Cheshire and Christian Hilber propose ‘green offsets’ to reduce property taxes in a way that is strictly scaled to energy efficiency, as a simple intervention to address the UK’s urgent need to reduce its residential carbon emissions. Read more
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
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