We want to accelerate the pace of upgrading the nation's homes and buildings to be warm, low carbon and affordable to heat. Improving the fabric efficiency of homes and switching to low-carbon heating are necessary building blocks for healthy and resilient communities. To level up our housing, we will need a combination of market interventions, strong policy, and national and local government to work together.
To achieve this, we are addressing several critical barriers currently slowing down the transition to low-carbon homes across the country:
13%
Percentage of households in fuel poverty in England in 2023 (ONS, 2024)
68
The median EPC score of homes in England, which equates to band D. In Wales the figure is 67 (ONS, 2024)
1%
The percentage of homes that have a heat pump installed (MCS, 2025)
6x
The factor by which the number of annual heat pump installations needs to have increased by 2028 to meet our decarbonisation targets
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Sophie has a masters in Engineering Design from the University of Bristol, where she specailised in civil structures, renewable energy and sustainable systems thinking. Having completed multiple engineering work placements across buildings and rail, she joined Regen in 2020 as an energy analyst, focusing on challenges around whole system decarbonisation and, in particular, heat.
Sophie has a keen interest in policy and the wider impacts of energy on places, health and livelihoods. She co-leads two of Regen strategic focuses – just transitions and retrofit. She also runs the ESN’s safety and sustainability working group, which aims to drive progress on ethics issues associated with stationary batteries.
Sophie is also proudly interdisciplinary and passionate about the power of storytelling, which is why she set up and runs the Regen Art Lab. She also uses her graphic design expertise to support the team to tell compelling data stories.
Two of Sophie’s most significant works include the second edition of National Grid’s 'A day in the life of 2035' report and supporting the Welsh Government to develop their Heat Strategy in partnership with the Carbon Trust. Currently, she is researching the role of Welsh cultural organisations in addressing the climate and nature emergencies.
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