This policy paper aims to interrogate the push and pull factors for rental energy efficiency and put forward policy recommendations to inform governments and policy-makers in developing better energy security for rental properties. It is intended for government, rental provider industry, advocacy group and renter consideration.

This paper addresses demand-side policy measures to improve environmental sustainability. It outlines the potential of such measures, and presents relevant findings from the cross-country OECD 'Survey on Environmental Policies and Individual Behaviour Change' (EPIC) on the main barriers that households face in adopting sustainable behaviours.

In preparing this report, Nesta worked with consulting firm, Complete Strategy, to set out five alternative models to the energy retail market that could accelerate household decarbonisation in the United Kingdom.

This paper uses data provided by Buildings Alive to demonstrate the potential of load shifting in commercial buildings to reduce costs, emissions and contribute to solving some of the infrastructure challenges facing Australia’s electricity systems.

The east coast of Australia faces the prospect of excess gas demand in coming years due to declining gas production, with the imminent possibility of short-lived periods of excess demand in Victoria on peak demand days. However, this analysis shows that cost-effective and targeted interventions to lower gas demand could fully eradicate anticipated peak day...