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Member State Reports on Energy Poverty 2019

EU Energy Poverty Observatory
2020
AT AustriaBE BelgiumBG BulgariaHR CroatiaCY 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
Measurement
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Language
English
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Energy access
Energy efficiency
Energy prices and costs
Heating system
Indoor environment
Insulation
Landlord-tenant dilemma
Rural areas
Vulnerability

The EU Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV) is an initiative by the European Commission to support Member States in their efforts to alleviate energy poverty. Its principal mission is to engender transformational change in knowledge about the state of energy poverty in Europe, and innovative...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
Language
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

Analysis of the current energy support mechanism for low income groups and investigation of alternative energy support measures to support vulnerable consumers in Malta

Formosa, A.
2015
MT Malta
ImpactsMeasurement
Language
English

In 2014, about 25,276 Maltese families were registered as fuel poor and they were provided with an ‘energy benefit’ aimed at mitigating the effect of expenditure on water and electricity bills [1]. This financial assistance cost the taxpayers approximately €5 million per year [2]. In the light...Read more

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