There's been a lot of talk about Labour's £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan, which may or may not be confirmed in the spending review tomorrow. But what is the £13.2bn for? My colleagues @tomleach.bsky.social and @martinakavan.bsky.social have written a nice explainer... www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-co...

I'm looking to speak to innovators who have thoughts on how regulatory barriers are affecting their business. We're investigating these as part of a new project in Nesta, aiming to get under the skin of the issues and work towards solutions. www.nesta.org.uk/project/inve...

Pylons are in the news again! Here are some thoughts in this blog on when and why incentives like this backfire: www.theguardian.com/business/202... www.bi.team/blogs/pounds...

EPC reform - Nesta’s take on metrics (we think it should be cost + carbon), and how we’d approach a more user centred design www.nesta.org.uk/blog/nestas-...

We always reach for Singapore for international examples - but what lessons can we actually learn from the city state? www.nesta.org.uk/event/what-c...

The Government just launched a consultation on EPC reform. Here are some of Nesta's recent thoughts on reform: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/epcs-ne... Gov consultation: www.gov.uk/government/c...

OK, time for a proper thread on levies on energy bills, based on our report out today. Topline: the levies are unfair, and a huge barrier to reaching net zero. To reform them, we should rebalance levies on to gas while targeting support to low income households. www.nesta.org.uk/report/cheap...

What would it take to improve the UK's trajectory to 2040? A new report series from UK 2040 Options brings together innovative policy ideas in areas critical to the country’s future – economic growth, health, education and net zero. Read the ideas: options2040.co.uk/ideas-to-pro...