This paper presents findings from a scoping study into the potential for policy interventions that can both boost small business productivity and contribute to net-zero. The paper looks at the evidence on the case for supporting small-medium enterprises (SMEs) to take action on net zero, the challenges for policy interventions, and the role for experimentation.

In this paper, they authors argue that - if the right economic framework is set - advanced artificial intelligence (AI) can help solve intractable problems and increase prosperity. But this rests on policy-makers developing an industrial strategy for AI, and beginning to put in place a robust regulatory architecture akin to the model of financial...

In this report, the authors evaluate two possible futures for the UK power system, showing that keeping renewables deployment on track brings both cost of living and energy security benefits. The study uses Ember’s open power system model, with all input data publicly available.

The rapid rollout of generative AI models, and public attention to Open AI’s ChatGPT, has raised concerns about AI’s impact on the economy and society. In the UK, policy-makers are looking to large language models and other so-called foundation models as ways to potentially improve economic productivity. This policy brief outlines which policy levers could...

In this discussion paper, the author unpacks Australia’s strategic plans for the next three decades, including acquiring Virginia class submarines and designing new nuclear-powered submarines.