Energy poverty and emerging debates: Beyond the traditional triangle of energy poverty drivers

Stojilovska, Ana; Guyet, Rachel; Mahoney, Katherine; Gouveia, João Pedro; Castaño-Rosa, Raúl; Živčič, Lidija; Barbosa, Ricardo; Tkalec, Tomislav

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113181

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“…After three decades of energy poverty research (Boardman, 1991) (see Figure 1), we may rightfully claim that the diversification of interests and research instruments has become highly discernible (Stojilovska et al, 2020;Simcock et al, 2017) amounting to a high level of complexity in the knowledge of energy poverty. Initial endeavours focused on the conceptual boundaries of the field, and on measurements that would allow for more effective evaluation and policy responses.…”

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Methodological Challenges in Energy Poverty Research

Dubois

Sinea

2023

International Journal of Market Research

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Energy poverty is an endemic phenomenon affecting millions of households around the world. An abundant literature, employing various single or combined methods, is dedicated to understanding its causes, symptoms, and the lived experiences of these households. This article explores the challenges raised when implementing qualitative research on energy poor households. We analyse a set of 33 research outputs - academic papers and reports - to identify methodological challenges raised by researchers and their possible resolves. By discussing the difficulties related to the operationalization of the concept of energy poverty, those linked to identifying and engaging energy poor households in research, or to the complex nature of their vulnerabilities, the study aims to develop a grounded theory articulated on the narrative of the findings and provide guidance for future qualitative work on energy poverty performed by researchers and stakeholders involved in alleviating it.

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Methodological Challenges in Energy Poverty Research

Dubois

Sinea

2023

International Journal of Market Research

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“…Further contributions to the expansion of the scope of energy poverty are made by Stojilovksa et al. 99 , 100 , who explore the links between energy poverty and other broader debates such as taxation, climate policy, infrastructure, welfare, air pollution, gender, justice, or human rights. Gender increasingly occurs as a transversal dimension in studying energy poverty, and some research efforts are dedicated explicitly to energy injustices and different experiences with energy poverty occurring along gender lines.…”

Section: Catalyzing New Research Avenues In the Field Of Energy Povertymentioning

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Looking back to look forward: Reflections from networked research on energy poverty

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Dubois³

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“…The Just Transition Fund and the Social Climate Fund earmark financial means to resolve spatial inequities and protect vulnerable households, respectively, with the latter also strengthening governance aspects by asking Member States to draft Social Climate Plans in which they outline the foreseen measures and investments. These Social Climate Plans complement the National Energy and Climate Plans, which originate in the Clean Energy for All Europeans package and require a stocktake of energy poverty, along with the corresponding formulation of objectives to reduce energy poverty 20 . While we focus here on the interaction between climate action and energy poverty at the EU policy level, governance aspects are important as many of the policy levers to address energy poverty are at the national or subnational level.…”

Section: Energy Poverty In Eu Policymentioning

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EU climate action through an energy poverty lens

Vandyck

Valle

Temursho

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Carbon pricing can steer energy choices towards low-carbon fuels and foster energy conservation efforts. Simultaneously, higher fossil fuel prices may exacerbate energy poverty. A just portfolio of climate policies therefore requires a balanced instrument mix to jointly combat climate change and energy poverty. We review recent policy developments in the EU aimed at addressing energy poverty and the social implications of the climate neutrality transition. We then operationalise an affordability-based definition of energy poverty and numerically illustrate that recent EU climate policy proposals risk raising the number of energy poor when not accompanied with complementary measures, while alternative climate policy designs could lift more than 1 million households out of energy poverty through income-targeted revenue recycling schemes. While these schemes have low informational requirements and appear sufficient to avoid exacerbating energy poverty, the findings suggest that more tailored interventions are needed. Finally, we discuss how insights from behavioural economics and energy justice can help shape optimal policy packages and processes.

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Energy poverty and emerging debates: Beyond the traditional triangle of energy poverty drivers

Cited by 46 publications

References 38 publications

Methodological Challenges in Energy Poverty Research

Methodological Challenges in Energy Poverty Research

Looking back to look forward: Reflections from networked research on energy poverty

EU climate action through an energy poverty lens

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