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Energy Poverty in the Renovation Wave
First review of the Renovation Wave and the Member States Guidance on Energy poverty
October 20, 2020
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First review of the Renovation Wave and the Member States Guidance on Energy poverty
Hurry up to register to hear all about “Decisive action on energy poverty: solutions from across the EU” on 24 June!
Read the Call for Action the COST Engager network put together on energy poverty and the coronavirus crisis
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
The COVID-19 outbreak makes us face an unprecedented situation. Our consumption and social model needs to be reinvented. Governments seem to have decided not to add to the health crisis a social catastrophe that would leave too many people out in the cold. In this paper, I explore the first support measures for energy consumers set up in five countries: Italy, France, Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom.
This report highlights some key points of the presentations delivered on the first day and outcomes of the workshop on enforcement of energy rights I organised on behalf of the ESRC Just Energy team.
On 25 July 2019, French deputies and senators agreed on a text aimed at gradually eliminating the “passoires thermiques” (literally, the “thermal sieves”), i.e. the housing that is very poorly insulated (classified as “F” or “G”). Housing conditions are one of the primary cause of energy poverty, and the main focus of NGOs and activists in France.
Grazie ClimaEuropa, il manifesto per l’Europa con al centro l’azione per il clima e un Green New Deal europeo.
A very engaging workshop thanks to all the participants!
Feedbacks on the COST Engager conference “#Energypoverty, clean energy, and the European energy divide” in Bucharest
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Next Energy Consumer founder and executive director. Consultant & policy-shaker.