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Energy Poverty Policies and Measures in 5 EU Countries: A Comparative Study.

Kyprianou, I., Serghides, D., Varo, A., Gouveia, J.P. Kopeva, D., Murauskaite, L.
2019
BG BulgariaCY CyprusLT LithuaniaPT PortugalES Spain
Policies & Measures
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English
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Financing
Law and legislation

Energy Poverty (EP)is the inability to attain a socially and materially necessitated level of domestic energy services. In the EU this occurs primarily due to low incomes, poor energy performance of buildings and high energy costs. The impacts of EP range from impaired social lives to unhealthy...Read more

Structural energy poverty vulnerability and excess winter mortality in the European Union: Exploring the association between structural determinants and health (Structural energy poverty vulnerability and excess winter mortality in the European Union: Exploring the association between structural determinants and health)

Recalde, M. et al.
2019
AT AustriaBE BelgiumBG BulgariaCY CyprusCZ Czech RepublicDK DenmarkEE EstoniaFI FinlandFR FranceDE GermanyGR GreeceHU HungaryIE IrelandIT ItalyLV LatviaLT LithuaniaLU LuxembourgMT MaltaNL NetherlandsPL PolandPT PortugalRO RomaniaSK SlovakiaSI SloveniaES SpainSE SwedenGB United Kingdom
CausesDefinitionsImpactsMeasurementPolicies & Measures
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English
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Excess winter mortality
Thermal comfort
Vulnerability

Energy poverty (EP) is a growing problem in the European Union (EU) that affects the population's health. EP is structurally determined by broader political and socio-economic conditions. Our aims were to analyze the configuration of these determinants in each EU-27 country through the creation...Read more

Atlas of Initiatives of Energy Poverty in Europe. State-by-state Review

Ecoserveis Association
2018
AT AustriaBE BelgiumBG BulgariaHR CroatiaCZ Czech RepublicEE EstoniaFI FinlandMK Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFR FranceGR GreeceHU HungaryIE IrelandIT ItalyLV LatviaLT LithuaniaNL NetherlandsPT PortugalRO RomaniaSI SloveniaGB United Kingdom
Policies & Measures
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English
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Vulnerability

The Atlas of Initiatives of Energy Poverty in Europe , prepared by the Ecoserveis Association , is the product of an exhaustive review of the practices carried out around Europe at the end of 2016. The document comprises 65...Read more

Analysis of current trends in the rental accommodation market for students

SAVES2 Project
2018
BG BulgariaCY CyprusGR GreeceIE IrelandLT LithuaniaRO RomaniaGB United Kingdom
CausesImpacts
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English
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Behaviour
Energy efficiency
Landlord-tenant dilemma
Students
Vulnerability

The paper concludes that a significant share of students experience fuel poverty and sophisticated social intervention and social innovation should be adopted to address this. Understanding the contextual situation of privately rented accommodation in the seven SAVES 2 countries can enable the...Read more

Targeted Social Assistance for Heating - Historical Experience and Development Perspectives in Reducing Energy Poverty in Bulgaria (Целево социално подпомагане за отопление - исторически опит и перспективи за развитие при ограничаване на енергийната бедност в България)

Shopov, G. and Peneva., T
2018
BG Bulgaria
Policies & Measures
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Bulgarian
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Heating system
Social support

The aim of the article is to provide guidance on how to optimize targeted social assistance mechanisms for heating in the broader context of the need to pursue a national policy for the reduction of energy poverty. The research tasks are: to summarize Bulgaria's historical experience in...Read more

Gender perspective on access to energy in the EU

Clancy, J.S., Daskalova, V., Feenstra, M.H.
2017
BG BulgariaEU European UnionFR FranceIT ItalyNL NetherlandsES SpainSE SwedenGB United Kingdom
DefinitionsPolicies & Measures
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English
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Behaviour
Energy access
Gender

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, presents an overview of the situation within the EU with regard to the way energy poverty is experienced by women and men and explores through a gender lens existing EU...Read more

How to end Energy Poverty? Scrutiny of Current EU and Member States Instruments

Schumacher, K. et al
2015
BG BulgariaFR FranceDE GermanyGR GreeceIE IrelandIT ItalyPL PolandES SpainGB United KingdomEU European Union
Policies & Measures
Language
English

Policymaking to alleviate energy poverty needs to find a balance between short-term remedies and the resolution of long-term drivers of energy poverty. EU policy might need to work towards a) finding a definition of energy poverty; b) supporting national policies financially through EU...Read more

Fuel poverty and vulnerability in the EU low-carbon transition: the case of renewable electricity

Hiteva, R.
2013
EU European UnionGB United KingdomBG Bulgaria
Policies & Measures
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English
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Vulnerability
Renewable energy

The European Union (EU) and member states alike are following a tradition of addressing fuel poverty and vulnerability at the point of purchase by final consumers by seeking to influence the impact of income, energy price and the built environment on the ability of household consumers to access...Read more

Balancing Act: Cutting Energy Subsidies While Protecting Affordability

Ruggeri Laderchi, C., Olivier, A., and Trimble, C.
2013
AZ AzerbaijanAM ArmeniaBY BelarusBA Bosnia and HerzegovinaBG BulgariaGE GeorgiaKZ KazakhstanKG KyrgyzstanMK Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaMD MoldovaME MontenegroPL PolandRU RussiaRS SerbiaTJ TajikistanTR TurkeyUA UkraineAL AlbaniaHR CroatiaHU HungaryLT LithuaniaLV LatviaRO Romania
Policies & Measures
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English
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Energy prices and costs
Energy consumption
Vulnerability

The cost of energy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, as elsewhere, is an important policy issue, as shown by the concerns for energy affordability during the past harsh winter. Governments try to moderate the burden of energy expenditures that is experienced by households through subsidies to...Read more

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