Energy and Environment Research
Purpose + Mission
We work with UK and international government departments, agencies, and NGOs to support better evidence-based policy decisions for energy and environment. We help our clients through all stages of the policy cycle, from diagnosing a problem through to policy design, monitoring and evaluation.
Our team of over 20 experienced researchers and consultants have an extensive track record of applying social research, critical analysis and evaluation to address key policy challenges, including:
- The transition to Net Zero
- Building our climate resilience
- Facilitating nature recovery
- Moving to a circular economy
Approach
Our team can assist you to identify, explore and assess solutions for policy challenges, and provide expert policy evaluation and programme interviews. We offer the best solutions to help you listen to citizens and businesses.
- We have an extensive track record in qualitative research from depth-interviews with stakeholders and vulnerable audiences through to deliberative dialogues and ethnographic research.
- We excel in quantitative research providing large-scale nationally representative surveys to understand public and business attitudes and behaviours to energy and environment issues and interventions.
- The team is expert in using critical analysis to identify, develop and assess policy options and in process, impact and economic evaluations of local, national, and international policy interventions.
Integrated solutions
The nature of our work means we regularly collaborate with other Ipsos teams to provide the best solutions for our clients. These include our other policy focused teams, including:
- Sustainable development
- Health
- Infrastructure
- Trade and industry
We also work closely with our methods focused teams, bringing national experts in
- Evaluation
- Economic analysis
- Strategy/advisory
- Behavioural science
- Qualitative research excellence centre (QREC)
- Ethnography
- Innovation, data analytics
- Communications
Current collaborative projects include international evaluation and learning support for a global project on green construction led by our E&E and Sustainable Development teams and our support for the Global Science Partnership, contributing to COP26 legacy, delivered by a combined team from E&E and QREC.
Client case studies
- Consultation on the Land Use Framework for England, 2025, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
- Evaluation of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, Final Report 2023, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
- Ocean Visuals Research Report, Comms Incorporated and Ocean Protect
- Impact assessment study to assess unbundling of chargers, 2022, European Commission
- Early Impact and Learning Report on the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), 2022, BEIS
- Evaluation of N02 Local Plans Annual Report 2021, JAQU
- Evaluation of the Non-Domestic Smart Energy Management Innovation Competition (NDSEMIC), Impact Evaluation Report 2020, DESNZ and BEIS
- Evaluation of the Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation, Final Report 2019, PAF
- Net Zero Future Scenarios public dialogue, Foresight Project report from Government Office for Science, 2023, Government Office for Science
Insights
- Net Zero living report (ipsos.com) June 2022
- From the cost of living to sustainable living (ipsos.com) December 2022
- New report examines people’s attitudes towards climate change and how they translate into action (ipsos.com) June 2022
- Earth Day 2022: awareness of government actions to combat climate change is low in most countries despite high level of concern (ipsos.com) April 2022
- Earth Day 2022: public opinions on climate change (ipsos.com) April 2022
- Taking Responsibility – Tree Planting initiative in Hackney, London (ipsos.com) January 2023
- Building Climate Resilience in the Seychelles January 2023
Senior leadership team
 | Rachel Brisley, Head of Planning and Place, Ipsos in the UK Rachel has over 30 years’ professional experience in place-based public policy specifically climate action, spatial development and community resilience. She is particularly experienced in policy development and analysis, theory based evaluation, qualitative research and stakeholder engagement, and worked on over 130 public policy commissions for international, national and local governments. Email / Connect on |
 | Raquel De Luis Iglesias, Head of Energy and Environment, Ipsos in the UK Raquel heads up the team and has 18 years’ professional experience in public policy. An economist by background, she specialises in theory-based and economic evaluation. She has led many impact assessments and complex evaluations for the UK government, the European Commission, and international institutions. Email / Connect on |
 | Andrew Cleary, Director, Ipsos in the UK Andrew Cleary leads quantitative research within Ipsos' Energy & Environment team. With 25 years of experience spanning government, public policy and international social research, he combines deep expertise in survey methodology with practical insight into energy and environmental issues, helping clients tackle complex evidence and evaluation challenges. Email / Connect on |
