Geographies of energy poverty and vulnerability in the European Union

2016 ◽  
pp. 29-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Bouzarovski
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Poverty

scholarly journals The energy divide: Integrating energy transitions, regional inequalities and poverty trends in the European Union

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Bouzarovski ◽  
Sergio Tirado Herrero
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Energy Transitions ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Trends

Energy poverty can be understood as the inability of a household to secure a socially and materially necessitated level of energy services in the home. While the condition is widespread across Europe, its spatial and social distribution is highly uneven. In this paper, the existence of a geographical energy poverty divide in the European Union (EU) provides a starting point for conceptualizing and exploring the relationship between energy transitions – commonly described as wide-ranging processes of socio-technical change – and existing patterns of regional economic inequality. We have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of spatial and temporal trends in the national-scale patterns of energy poverty, as well as gas and electricity prices. The results of our work indicate that the classic economic development distinction between the core and periphery also holds true in the case of energy poverty, as the incidence of this phenomenon is significantly higher in Southern and Eastern European EU Member States. The paper thus aims to provide the building blocks for a novel theoretical integration of questions of path-dependency, uneven development and material deprivation in existing interpretations of energy transitions.

scholarly journals A Review: The Energy Poverty Issue in the European Union and Latvia

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Zalostiba ◽  
D. Kiselovs
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Energy poverty is a growing concern in the European Union. Following energy market liberalization, the problem of energy affordability has entered the political discussion, making it necessary to estimate its dimensions, develop and implement a policy and means for its mitigation. To evaluate the situation in Latvia, the paper reviews the way energy poverty is currently defined and measured, investigating the advantages and shortcomings of various definitions and approaches. It then provides a brief analysis of energy poverty in three char-acterising dimensions: low income, high costs of energy services and unsatisfactory housing conditions (primarily related to energy efficiency aspects), using available statistical data. The characterising indicators of energy poverty are compared with the EU average values. Finally, this paper highlights individual policy measures for diminishing energy poverty.

Structural energy poverty vulnerability and excess winter mortality in the European Union: Exploring the association between structural determinants and health

Energy Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 110869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Recalde ◽  
Andrés Peralta ◽  
Laura Oliveras ◽  
Sergio Tirado-Herrero ◽  
Carme Borrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Winter Mortality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Energy Poverty

scholarly journals Energy Poverty in Ecuador

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quishpe Sinailin Pablo ◽  
Taltavull de La Paz Paloma ◽  
Juárez Tárraga Francisco
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Life Conditions

This paper aims to identify the presence of energy poverty in Ecuador. Three indicators proposed by the European Union Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV) are used to construct a multidimensional energy poverty index (MEPI) based on measure conditions associated with energy poverty, in areas related to delays in the payment of electricity bills, disproportionate expenses, hidden energy poverty, and the 10% Boardman (1991) rule. The information comes from the Ecuatorian Life Conditions Survey. The results show that energy poverty is present in Ecuadorian households, at the national level, and just as these indicators have restrictions, advantages and disadvantages, which demand decisions about the choice of their use.

scholarly journals Energy Efficiency, the Overlooked Climate Emergency Solution

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-67
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Poverty

Policies, especially in the European Union, encourage government and privately funded programs to engage in “energy efficiency first” strategies. Those policies lead to the moderation of energy demand and are long-term solutions that not only protect households from price fluctuations and energy poverty, but also allow people to reduce their environmental footprint and save money in the long term. Energy poverty usually occurs when a household is unable to secure a level and quality of domestic energy services—space cooling and heating, cooking, appliances, information technology etc.—sufficient for its social and material needs. In the Global North, energy poverty is generally attributed to internal and external factors such as low incomes, energy-inefficient homes and high energy prices, while in the Global South, the infrastructural lack of access to more technologically advanced energy carriers is the main culprit. Energy poverty in developing countries is gaining interest thanks to the seventh Sustainable Development Goal: Affordable and clean energy. Still, so far, in the European Union and in the rest of the world, little has been done to sew together the two concepts and include the most vulnerable part of the population in an approach that reconciles environmental and climate risks with social issues. In practice, energy poverty and efficiency agendas are rarely coordinated. Energy efficiency and a better pooling of the resources (known also as “sufficiency”) could lead to higher resiliency to the social and climate crisis.

Inability to adequately heat a dwelling in the European Union and associated countries’ households

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Kornelia Przedworska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Pearson Correlation Coefficient ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of the study presented in the article is to determine the level of energy poverty in households of the European Union (EU) and associated countries, pronounced on the basis of the household's inability to supply its dwellings with adequate heat levels. The method of systematic literature review was applied. An analysis based on Statistics Poland and Eurostat data included the results of the EU-SILC research conducted in the years 2009-2018. The analysis indicated that the average number of households unable to sufficiently heat their homes is decreasing in Europe. However, in some countries, such as Macedonia, Lithuania or Bulgaria, the number of households experiencing energy poverty is still high. In Poland, the scale of this problem is smaller than the EU average. In order to conduct an in-depth analysis for Poland, an assessment was made of the correlation between the energy poverty rate and the average income per person in a household and the level of economic poverty. For this purpose the r-Pearson correlation coefficient was applied.

scholarly journals Implications and Measurement of Energy Poverty across the European Union

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru Maxim ◽  
Costică Mihai ◽  
Constantin-Marius Apostoaie ◽  
Cristian Popescu ◽  
Costel Istrate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Poverty

scholarly journals Energy poverty and health: Trends in the European Union before and during the economic crisis, 2007–2016

2020 ◽  
pp. 102294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Oliveras ◽  
Andrés Peralta ◽  
Laia Palència ◽  
Mercè Gotsens ◽  
María José López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Poverty And Health
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