This report, available in 24 languages, displays a series of 24 inspirational cases of how energy poverty can be alleviated at the local level.
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This Member State Report of the EU Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV) provides an overview of the energy
poverty situation in Denmark at a glance. With key indicators, policies, and publications, it offers an
understanding of the key aspects of energy poverty in Denmark.
Housing is a key social determinant of health. Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of inadequate housing, because they spend more time at home and because a safe and adequate home is essential for their favourable development and physical and emotional wellbeing.
This paper addresses both issues in Andalusia, which is among the regions with the highest population ratio under poverty risk.
This paper aims to discuss how the PED model can be an opportunity for historic districts to reduce their emissions and mitigate energy poverty. The historic district of Alfama, in the city of Lisbon (Portugal), is used as a case study.
We produce several maps showing the spatial distribution of vulnerability to energy poverty in 380 Polish districts. Our results indicate that some northern, southern and eastern districts in Poland are primary targets of energy poverty policy actions.
This paper contains several maps showing the spatial distribution of vulnerability to energy poverty in 380 Polish districts. The results indicate that some northern, southern and eastern districts in Poland are primary targets of energy poverty policy actions.
Data are analyzed to compare measurements with actual versus modeled bills using the Ten-Percent Rule (TPR) and Hidden Energy Poverty (HEP) against twice the median (2M) indicator, enhancing the identification of households with low energy consumption
This paper aimed to provide an in-depth description of the distribution of EP by sociodemographic, socioeconomic and housing characteristics, as well as to analyse the association between EP and health and wellbeing in children in Barcelona.
This paper aims to discuss how the PED model can be an opportunity for historic districts to reduce their emissions and mitigate energy poverty.
This paper analyses the effects of change in temperatures in the residential sector cooling demand in 2050 for a case study of nineteen cities across seven countries: Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Israel, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain.
This paper analyses the effects of change in temperatures in the residential sector cooling demand in 2050 for a case study of nineteen cities across seven countries: Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Israel, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain, by estimating cooling degree days and hours (CDD and CDH)
This study thus analyses the effectiveness of unemployment benefits and social measures to help Spanish family units pay their electricity bill during the COVID-19-induced lockdown in Spain (March–May 2020) and during a hypothetical lockdown in winter and summer.
This research explores the way in which six regression algorithms can accurately forecast the risk of energy poverty by means of the fuel poverty potential risk index.
A reduction of 60% in the heating cost per dwelling is obtained if an energy retrofit is carried out, improving the energy performance class from E to C.
This research analyses the possibility of using adaptive setpoint temperatures to reduce the risk of energy poverty.
The study shows how EP and its impact on health worsened during the economic crisis and identifies groups at higher risk.
EP is unevenly distributed along axes of inequality, such as gender or social class.
EP is strongly associated with poorer mental and physical health.
EP is also associated with a higher use of health services and medication.
The main objective of this study was to analyse the association between EP and distinct indicators of health status, health services utilisation and medication use in southern Europe, using the city of Barcelona as a case study.
This study analyses quantitatively and qualitatively the possibilities of natural ventilation through mixed-mode and the possibility of reducing fuel poverty for family units living in social dwellings.
This paper explores the causes of these regional differences and contests that a common measurement across the UK countries would be insightful for resource allocation and policy design.
A GIS tool-mediated spatial analysis of the statistical information available served as a basis for identifying areas with intersecting indicators to calculate a multidimensional fuel poverty index that classifies urban areas in terms of risk concentration.
This study addresses the situation of energy poverty in six EU member states.
The article focuses on the measures implemented in Italy and Spain, the two initial epicentres of the epidemic in Europe; it highlights the key challenges that arise and outlines innovative alternatives to face them, beyond disconnection bans.
The report summerises the information from the following reports:
Best practice guide on financial tools
A summary of the national and European measures addressing vulnerable consumers and energy poverty
Replicable best practice national and European measures
European market survey