
Richard Howard
Director of Development & Head of Environment & Energy
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Richard Howard joined Policy Exchange in 2014 as Head of the Environment & Energy Unit. He has since produced a number of influential reports on topics including: energy policy and regulation, new energy technologies, fuel poverty, waste management, air quality, and industrial strategy. Richard has more than 10 years’ experience in energy and environmental policy, economics, and government affairs. His last role was as Chief Economist at The Crown Estate, and prior to that he worked as an economic consultant. He has a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy from Cardiff University, where he has been a visiting lecturer since 2009.

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The Customer is Always Right: Putting consumers back at the heart of UK energy policy
by Richard Howard | Jul 16, 2015
Read Report The average household energy bill has risen by £120 over the past five years purely due to ill thought through energy and climate policies which fail to put affordability at the heart of policymaking. The Customer is Always Right argues that while the...
Warmer Homes: Improving fuel poverty and energy efficiency policy in the UK
by Richard Howard | Jan 9, 2015
Read Publication Warmer Homes presents a character profile of the 2.3 million households in England living in fuel poverty. It finds that over 1 million households who cannot afford to heat their home to a comfortable level are in work, while also revealing that the...
Energy price cap should be relative, not absolute
by Richard Howard | Apr 25, 2017
Read Article This article was featured on The Telegraph Energy bills and energy company profits are rarely out of the media spotlight or political debate. Energy costs affect household budgets and the overall cost of living: UK households spend over £30 billion a year...
Revamping the Green Deal: putting consumers at the heart of a new home improvement programme
by Richard Howard | Mar 16, 2017
The Green Deal was launched in 2013 as the Government’s flagship energy efficiency programme, with an aim to deliver energy efficiency improvements to “millions of households and businesses”, in order to tackle both greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs. Lord...Support Us
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