[EEA11] Alleviating energy poverty: Policies and measures in the EU

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Date & Time

July 10, 2024; 10:00h - 11h00 CEST

Speaker

Paweł Gilewski, PhD, Project Manager, KAPE (The Polish National Energy Conservation Agency)

Description

Energy poverty is a multifaceted issue that extends beyond income poverty. It refers to the inability of households to secure adequate energy services, including heating, cooling, lighting, and powering appliances. Detecting, measuring, and addressing energy poverty requires understanding regional variations, vulnerable groups, and the interplay of affordability and access. This is particularly important at a time when electricity and heat prices are already high, and in many countries, they are expected to rise even further after the cessation of temporary energy subsidies.

During this webinar, Paweł Gilewski of the Polish National Energy Conservation Agency (KAPE) provides an overview of how energy poverty is reflected in current energy efficiency policies and measures implemented in the EU Member States, based on the MURE database. The session will address questions such as:

• What strategies can policymakers implement to alleviate energy poverty?
• Why is energy poverty challenging to detect and quantify?
• How can low energy efficiency in dwellings exacerbate energy poverty?
• How does the availability of different energy sources impact energy poverty?

Recording

Further reading

• Related webinar: [EEA09] Tackling energy poverty in the context of the Energy Efficiency Directive
• The new Energy Efficiency Directive (recast): Directive (EU) 2023/1791
• The Commission's Recommendation on Member States' energy savings obligation (Articles 8-9-10 of the EED) (including guidance on Article 8(3) about defining priority groups and addressing adverse and regressive effects of energy efficiency policies) 
• The MURE database on energy efficiency measures in the European Union
• The ODYSSEE database with detailed energy consumption by end-use. A set of indicators on fuel poverty (based on Eurostat) is currently developed. National indicators are planned.
• Energy Poverty Advisory Hub: National Indicators
• Report: Energy Poverty and Fire Risk (FEEDS, 2022)
• Paper: New action on energy poverty: Implementing the new EU provisions (Louise Sunderland, RAP, 8 July 2024) 
• Country specific programmes on energy poverty:
  • Spain: Energy Poverty Strategy & Indicators [in Spanish]
  • Detailed benchmark of ten EU countries on fuel poverty: Report by ADEME for the French observatory on fuel poverty [In French]
• From streamSAVE project:
  • Report on Standardised Saving Methodologies (check Chapter 9: Savings calculation for energy efficiency)
  • Proceedings of the dialogue meetings on energy poverty (use filter "Energy Poverty")
• From the ENSMOV Plus platform:
  • New examples on energy poverty
  • More presentations about experiences with energy efficiency measures tackling energy poverty in the proceedings of the Paris workshop (experiences from UK and Ireland)
  • Experiences from Greece and Slovenia, presented at the Budapest workshop 
• About access to energy:
  • Efficiency for Access (A global coalition to accelerate clean energy access through affordable, high-performing, and inclusive appliances)
  • Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy
• Energy Home DIY, a YouTube channel to help home owners and renters to overcome costly bills, combat the rising Energy Poverty and Energy Anxiety and contribute to the Energy Transition by guiding them through making solutions with technology, to buy the right things and also to understand energy.

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