The analysis is based on data from EU-SILC 2007, including a special module on housing, with over 500.000 individuals from 24 EU countries. Our results suggest that housing quality is correlated with the nation’s affluence. The Baltic States appear to be particularly disadvantaged on most...Read more
This report consists of an evidence review and recommendations on the future of housing (and some aspects of energy) to support the Scottish Government's second Report on Policies and Proposals (RPP2). The study was commissioned by SNIFFER on behalf of ClimateXChange Scotland, and conducted by...Read more
Fuel poverty exists when a household is unable to afford adequate energy services in the home on their present income. It includes all uses of energy – not just heating – and the standards to be obtained are what is needed, not what is being achieved. This is a normative definition. The energy...Read more
In order to limit global warming to 2 °C, industrialised countries like Germany are obliged to de-carbonise their energy systems extensively by the middle of the century. The building sector – particularly the building stock – plays a pivotal role in the long-term climate protection strategies...Read more
The project aims to answer two questions that are consistently asked by policy makers. How much would it cost to deliver affordable warmth to all fuel poor households, and how much would it cost to raise all properties to a minimum standard of energy efficiency that protects residents from fuel...Read more
Thermal renovation (retrofit) of residential buildings is one of the major issues in the transition to a low-carbon energy system. This paper argues that the specific conditions in shrinking middle-size cities create an especially difficult environment for energy renovations. Using empirical...Read more
In this paper, we draw on the Central Statistics Office SILC data for Ireland to ask whether fuel poverty is a distinctive type of deprivation that warrants a fundamentally different policy response than poverty in general. We examine the overlap between fuel poverty (based on three self-report...Read more
Fuel poverty can be defined as ‘the inability to afford adequate warmth in the home’ and it is the result of the combination of three factors: low household income, lack of energy efficiency and high energy bills. Within this context, the present research is aimed at characterizing, for the...Read more
This report presents a case for a major upgrade of the Irish housing stock and proposes a set of measures through which such change may be achieved. For the first time, the data is available on which to base national policy in relation to this crucial aspect of Irish housing.Read more
