Energy and the environment

Read our reports on environmental breakdown and the climate crisis, the energy market, decarbonisation and more.

A smooth ride: Electric buses and the route to a fairer transport system
June 26, 2023
by IPPR
Green investment: The prudent choice for prosperity
December 12, 2022
by IPPR
Train local, work local, stay local: Retrofit, growth, and levelling up
September 15, 2022
by IPPR
A rising tide: Strengthening public permission for climate action
July 20, 2022
by IPPR
Fairly reducing car use in Scottish cities
July 8, 2022
by IPPR
Where next? Uncertainty in transport's path to net zero
July 6, 2022
by IPPR
Net zero places: A community-powered response to the climate crisis
February 14, 2022
by IPPR
Cambridgeshire Fens Climate Panel: Briefing and recommendations
October 26, 2021
by IPPR
Pump up the volume: A comprehensive plan to decarbonise the UK's homes
October 15, 2021
by IPPR
Fairness and opportunity: A people-powered plan for the green transition - SUMMARY
October 14, 2021
by IPPR
Fairness and opportunity: A people-powered plan for the green transition - Full evidence report
July 12, 2021
by IPPR
All aboard: A plan for fairly decarbonising how people travel
June 14, 2021
by IPPR
Thurrock Climate and Fairness Panel
June 2, 2021
by IPPR
A fair transition for farming
May 12, 2021
by IPPR
Forging the future: A vision for northern steel’s net zero transformation
April 13, 2021
by IPPR
Building a food system that works for everyone
April 7, 2021
by IPPR
The climate commons: How communities can thrive in a climate changing world
March 10, 2021
by IPPR
Skills for a green recovery: A call to action for the UK construction industry
February 22, 2021
by IPPR
Net zero North Sea: A managed transition for oil and gas in Scotland and the UK after Covid-19
December 3, 2020
by IPPR
Lessons learned: Just transitions from around the world
December 1, 2020
by IPPR
We are not ready: Policymaking in the age of environmental breakdown – Final report
June 22, 2020
by IPPR
Faster, further, fairer: Putting people at the heart of tackling the climate and nature emergency
May 26, 2020
by IPPR
Our responsibility: A new model of international cooperation for the era of environmental breakdown
November 26, 2019
by IPPR
Putting people at the heart of the green transition
October 16, 2019
by IPPR
Facing the crisis: Rethinking economics for the age of environmental breakdown
July 23, 2019
by IPPR
A just transition: Realising the opportunities of decarbonisation in the north of England
March 8, 2019
by IPPR
This is a crisis: Facing up to the age of environmental breakdown
February 6, 2019
by IPPR
Brexit and the UK’s environmental ambitions
November 29, 2018
by IPPR
Lethal but legal: Air pollution from domestic combusting
October 9, 2018
by IPPR
A distributed energy future for the UK: An essay collection
September 11, 2018
by IPPR
Beyond eco: The future of fuel poverty support
July 3, 2018
by IPPR
Net-zero North: Delivering the decarbonisation mission in the north of England
December 6, 2017
by IPPR
A Northern Energy Strategy
October 12, 2017
by IPPR
Keep it simple: Energy bills made easy
September 21, 2017
by IPPR
Energising the market
August 18, 2017
by IPPR