Working paper by Anomitro Chatterjee on 20 Nov 2023
This working paper explores the effectiveness of identity-based messages on reductions in household energy consumption in Doha, Qatar.
Policy publication by Esin Serin, Pia Andres, Ralf Martin, Arjun Shah, Anna Valero on 22 Jun 2023
This report assesses the potential contribution of tidal stream energy to sustainable growth in the UK to assess whether this constitutes a strategic priority for the UK.
Research article by Greer Gosnell, Daire McCoy on 13 Dec 2022
This research uses a novel experiment to elicit the willingness to accept of 2,430 nationally representative UK households for smart meter installation. Randomized information treatments allow for assessment of the impact on adoption and willingness to accept of oft-cited market failures, namely imperfect information asymmetries and diffusion externalities
Policy publication by Esin Serin, Anna Valero, Brendan Curran, Adithya Subramoni on 9 Nov 2022
Response to the call for evidence made as part of the Independent Review of Net Zero commissioned by the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Kenneth Gillingham, Xiangyu Meng, Erez Yoeli on 9 Nov 2022
Peer-to-peer solar offers households who cannot have solar panels fixed to their own homes to access solar energy from their neighbours. But because this is an invisible form of pro-environmental behaviour, the rewards in the form of social approval are lower. This working paper finds that the ability to share reports of green behaviour online made people more likely to show interest in the scheme.
Policy publication by Esin Serin, Josh Burke, Rob Macquarie on 1 Nov 2022
This report consists of a submission to a UK government consultation on designing business models for greenhouse gas removal technologies.
Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Alexander Gordan, Andreas Löschel on 10 Oct 2022
A significant share of German municipalities have amended their building codes to restrict solar installations, often to preserve the historical nature of towns. These restrictions have an economically important impact on solar adoption. These restrictions should be reviewed to see whether they are still warranted today and in the future, as technology evolves.
Policy publication by Esin Serin, Anna Valero, Ralf Martin, Arjun Shah, Pia Andres on 22 Sep 2021
CCUS is necessary for the UK to reach its net-zero goals. This report assesses economic and potential employment opportunities and implications for the skills needed, as well as transferable strengths and capabilities from other sectors and barriers and enablers for CCUS growth in the UK.
Working paper by Fergus Green, Declan Kuch on 31 Aug 2021
This analysis explores schemes for the monitoring, reporting and verification of fossil fuels, and points to a hybrid fossil fuel-based accountability framework that accounts for infrastructure and production volumes. Such transparency would provide opportunities for democratic oversight of climate governance efforts and channels to hold states accountable for their climate performance.
Working paper by Greer Gosnell, Stefano Carattini, Alessandro Tavoni on 16 Jul 2021
Increasing the uptake of behaviours that are not yet niche is crucial to the sustainable energy transition. The authors of this paper test a novel approach to foster the uptake of renewable energy tariffs among a large sample of households in England and Wales.
