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RSSThis study taps into findings from behavioral sciences regarding the role that scarcity conditions have on decision-making, with the aim to review certain cognitive biases that might arise in energy poverty contexts, and devise strategies to unlock individuals’ potential to make decisions.
Integrating climate and social housing policy to alleviate energy poverty: an analysis of targets and instruments in Austria.
The purpose of this report is to establish the essential background setting in which the SocialWatt activities will be carried out.
This article presents the major challenges faced by the state for tackling energy poverty as one of the barriers to sustainable development not only of the energy sector but also of the society.
This paper contributes to a better understanding of energy poverty by providing results from a study combining the use of an energy poverty vulnerability index and mapping with interviews conducted with 100 households.
In this annual report, EPOV outlines measures to tackle energy poverty, both in terms of the new EU legislative requirements mandated by the Clean Energy for all Europeans Package, and national policy approaches towards energy poverty and vulnerable consumers.
The aim of the paper is to develop a novel high-resolution spatial scale composite index, focusing on space heating and cooling, to map energy-poor regions and identify hotspots for local action.
Case Studies of the EU Energy Poverty Observatory showcase successfully implemented energy poverty measures in the Member States. They highlight best practices that can be used as models for energy poverty action. This case study focuses on the development of the French National Energy Poverty.
The EPVO case study focuses on a project in Barcelona that involves large-scale efforts to help people to manage their energy bills and avoid disconnection, as well as trainings and workshops.
The National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan confirms that the Italian government is committed to strengthening the strategy for fighting energy poverty, adopting an official definition and national indicators on energy poverty, and creating an Italian Energy Poverty Observatory.