Blog Category: Energy poverty, vulnerability and system resilience

Energy poverty, vulnerability and system resilience

European Sustainable Energy Week Ambassador!

In these troubled times, I am nevertheless pleased to announce that I am an Ambassador for the Fifteenth European Sustainable Energy Week, organised each year by the

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Energy poverty, vulnerability and system resilience

Local challenges & solutions for those living in vulnerable situations in the French countryside

In February 2020, we visited Réseau Eco-Habitat, a French organisation helping households affected by energy poverty to renovate their houses. This experience was humbling and made us reflect on the concrete impact research and policy work have on the life of the people. Renovation works started soon after our visit to Benoit’s house.

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Energy poverty, vulnerability and system resilience

Energy poverty in Italy: an overlooked phenomenon 

Italian energy consumers deserve better than an overlooked energy poverty policy and suffer from significant gaps in governance. The highly fragmented responses fail to prevent the increase of energy poverty and climate change issues. The current mitigation system is not enough to address the phenomena, and as suggested by the European Clean Energy for All package, efforts should be put in structured energy efficiency and long term consumer empowerment. The first victims of the fragmented responses are the households affected by energy poverty. 

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