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Ranking of interventions to reduce dwelling overheating during heat waves

Porritt, S.M., Cropper, P.C., Shao, L. and Goodier, C.I.

2012

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Excess summer mortality

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Extreme weather events, including heat waves, are predicted to increase in both frequency and severity over the coming decades. Low house building rates and a growing population mean there is a need to adapt existing dwellings. Research presented here uses dynamic thermal simulation to model the...Read more

Environmental health inequalities in Europe: Assessment report

World Health Organization

2012

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Recent debate on the social determinants of health has indicated that the unequal distribution of health and well-being in national populations is a major challenge for public health governance. This is equally true for environmental health conditions and for exposure to environmental risk,...Read more

Characterization of the household electricity consumption in the EU, potential energy savings and specific policy recommendations

Almeida, A., Fonseca, P., Schlomann, B. and Feilberg, N.

2011

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Although significant improvements in energy efficiency have been achieved in home appliances and lighting, the electricity consumption in the European Union household has increased by 2% per year during the past 10 years. Some reasons are associated with an increased degree of basic comfort and...Read more

Energy poverty in Europe: Towards a more global understanding

Grevisse, F., and Brynart, M.

2011

European Union

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The diversity of European national contexts considerably complicates the global understanding of the phenomenon of energy poverty. However, this global understanding is a key element of an effective fight against this problem. On one hand, this will make it possible to develop a concrete...Read more

Qualifying and quantifying fuel poverty across the 27 EU member states

Thomson, H.

2011

European Union

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At present, fuel poverty is a developed concept within the United Kingdom and Ireland; however, with the accession of numerous Former Soviet Union countries to the European Union, rising fuel prices, and the move towards a liberalised energy market, we are in a policy environment where fuel...Read more

Fixing Fuel Poverty: Challenges and Solutions

Boardman, B.

2010

United Kingdom

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Since its publication in the early 90s, Brenda Boardman's Fuel Poverty has been the reference text for those wishing to learn about this complex subject. In this, its successor, she turns a critical eye to the new millennium and finds that the situation, while now more widely recognised, is far...Read more

Social inequities in environmental risks associated with housing and residential location—a review of evidence

Braubach, M. and Fairburn, J.

2010

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Housing conditions and environmental quality of residential areas are differentially distributed in the population. Less affluent population groups are more often affected by inadequate housing conditions and higher environmental burden in their residential neighbourhoods. A synthesis of the...Read more

Commission Staff Working Paper: An Energy Policy for Consumers

European Commission

2010

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European measures are complemented by national and local measures such as energy subsidy schemes which contribute substantially to efficiency improvements. However other measures, intended to promote consumer interests, sometimes have had the opposite effect. For example, retail price...Read more

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy poverty in the context of liberalisation and the economic crisis’ (exploratory opinion)

European Economic and Social Committee

2010

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The prices of electricity, gas and other fuels such as coal are still rising, and this trend looks set to continue in the coming years, which means that, unless swift and effective action is taken, the number of vulnerable energy consumers could also increase markedly. The purpose of this...Read more