Almost 34 million Europeans are unable to keep their homes adequately warm, and just as energy prices keep rising, the European Union is increasingly targeting energy poverty in its policy action.
To better understand how to measure and identify energy poverty and evaluate policies, the Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP) established for the European Climate Foundation a study divided into three workstreams. The studies provide insights into the 10 countries with the highest energy poverty levels in the EU (Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain) as well as Europe as a whole.
The research:
- Identifies the current situation of the lower-income households in the countries and the policies addressing energy poverty in CEE/SEE countries
- Estimates the policy impacts to decarbonize residential buildings for energy-poor households from 2030-2050
- Identifies measures to address the policies’ impacts on low-income households in the target countries