Built environment
Report
Consumer energy resources and the transformation of the NEM
This final report from the Energy Security Board calls for energy distribution companies to integrate household solar into the grid, but falls short of recommending the governance and competition reset that is required.
Report
Funding and financing energy performance and climate-resilient retrofits for low-income housing
This report presents funding and finance options to support the roll out of rapid and substantial energy performance and climate-resilience retrofits, to low-income housing. The report is informed by a series of workshops held in 2023, and subsequent consultations with experts across government, housing, property, energy, finance, climate change and community sectors.
Conference paper
A comparison of disadvantage and urban heat island effect in Melbourne, Australia
One aim of this paper is to test whether people experiencing various forms of disadvantage are more likely to live in an area with a high urban heat island (UHI) effect.
Briefing paper
Housing affordability and supply restrictions
This paper describes the large effects of planning restrictions on housing affordability. It then discusses various objections to this finding, and concludes with a discussion of policy options.
Report
Stride and ride: England's path from laggard to leader in walking, wheeling, and cycling
There is overwhelming evidence that investment in active travel infrastructure brings significant benefits, including large returns on investment, addressing emissions from road transport, reducing regional inequalities, and improving health. This report outlines some recommendations for expanding investment in this area in the UK.