Escaping Energy Poverty: A Comparative Analysis of 17 European Countries

Karpinska, Lilia; Śmiech, Sławomir

doi:10.3390/en14185761

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“…The author's estimates indicated that the range of fuel poverty in Poland was at a high level and affected over 1/3 of households for most of the studied period. Although the conclusions on the nuisance of the phenomenon are similar to Karpinska and Śmiech [19], the level of fuel poverty was estimated at a slightly lower level. Moreover, it was stated that the phenomenon of fuel poverty concerned mainly people with the lowest income, i.e., from the first and second income quintile group.…”

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“…Therefore, following Boardman [11], the author of this study assumes that the energy poor are those households in which the expenditure on energy carriers per person exceeds 10% of their disposable income. The analysis of existing research indicates that the literature is more often concerned with the essence or definition of energy and fuel poverty [12][13][14][15], how to measure energy and fuel poverty [16][17][18], the level of fuel poverty [19], the impact of heating expenditure on fuel poverty [20], territorial diversity of this phenomenon [21,22], the influence of cultural dimensions [23], and ethnic fractionalization [24]. The COVID-19 pandemic has also generated interest in the issue of fuel poverty in the context of the impact of the pandemic on fuel poverty levels [25,26].…”

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Macroeconomic Policy versus Fuel Poverty in Poland—Support or Barrier

Nagaj

2022

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: Energy and climate policies play an increasingly important role in the world in the era of climate change and rising energy prices. More often, the importance of the development of the energy sector and climate protection is seen from the point of view of the expenditures that will need to be absorbed in the economy, with the potential for increased energy prices. However, it should be remembered that this is also related to the issue of fuel poverty and the inability to meet basic energy needs by parts of society. The aim of the paper is to assess the importance of macroeconomic policy instruments in reducing fuel poverty, using Poland as an example. It will be examined whether and how the government influenced this phenomenon (directly or indirectly), through which instruments, and which instruments (fiscal, monetary or energy-climate policy) played the most important role in shaping the scale of fuel poverty in Poland, with an emphasis on the role of monetary and fiscal policy instruments. The analysis covered the period from 2004 to mid-2021. The results of the research showed that in Poland there is a lack of policy directly aimed at reducing fuel poverty, and the government affects the scale of fuel poverty indirectly mainly through macroeconomic policy instruments, i.e., fiscal and monetary policy instruments. The main and most effective instruments for reducing fuel poverty in Poland are social transfers. Other instruments that have a statistically significant impact on this poverty rate are the level of tax burdens and short-term interest rates. The analysis also revealed some opportunities for effective fuel poverty reduction policies. It was proven that in addition to fiscal policy, monetary policy, which would stimulate a decrease in short-term interest rates, is also an effective way to reduce the fuel poverty rate in Poland.

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Macroeconomic Policy versus Fuel Poverty in Poland—Support or Barrier

Nagaj

2022

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“…Approaches to measuring fuel poverty can be divided into two; it is, for example, often suggested in the literature that measurement can be performed based either on an expenditure or a consensual approach [36]. However, the exact definition of fuel poverty depends on the measurement technique [37]. The datasets and indicators of energy poverty are based on analyses available from the Eurostat EU-SILC databases [38].…”

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“…Measuring energy poverty can be complex [47], based on multiple socioeconomic factors [48], or by examining the structural possibility of energy poverty [43]. Analysis of the literature indicates that research on the study of fuel poverty is dominated by static analyses that do not allow for a forward-looking view of developments [37]. Therefore, it is important to undertake research linking areas to draw conclusions and indicate further directions for research and decision-making in economic development and sectoral policies (including climate and economic policies).…”

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Energy Poverty and Sustainable Economic Development: An Exploration of Correlations and Interdependencies in European Countries

2021

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The problem of energy poverty exists in practically every European country. Its size and scope are determined by a variety of factors, ranging from economic development to the direction of energy and climate policy implementation to cultural factors. Our aim in this paper was to carry out a comparative analysis of indicators related to energy poverty and sustainable development to identify correlations and links between the two issues and determine how they are related. The fact that the analysis was performed for most European countries is new and represents a broad spectrum of research; we were not limited to studies of countries bound by formal political-economic arrangements or by consideration of the degree of economic development. This approach enabled explication of how diverse the situation is in Europe. The research methods used included a critical analysis of the literature and the use of descriptive and mathematical-statistical tools. The main conclusions and findings of the analysis were that in some countries in economically developed Europe, energy poverty is a major problem, and that, in this respect, there are large differences between “old European Union” and “new European Union” countries, and in the countries that do not belong to political-economic structures in Europe. It is clear, from the research, which countries are rapidly and effectively reducing their energy poverty problems and which factors are the determinants of this. These results are linked to the new direction of energy policy and the shift towards more environmentally friendly energy use. In conclusion, it has been possible to identify the causes of energy poverty and how the energy poverty situation in Europe is changing.

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“…To measure affordability of energy services, we use the share of people not able to keep their homes adequately warm, which is set within the EU SDGs indicator list based on the idea that the lack of access to affordable energy derives from low levels of income combined with high expenditure on energy services and energy inefficient buildings [40], and is an ever-present indicator to monitor and investigate energy poverty in the EU (see e.g., [41][42][43]).…”

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Socio-Economic and environmental indicators: do they go hand in hand or back to back? A zoom into SDG7

Teotónio

Martins

Antunes

2023

IJSEPM

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The EU is succeeding in the achievement of climate and energy targets, but affordability of energy services cannot be left behind. The paper assesses the interlinkages between SDG 7’s social, economic and environmental dimensions to understand whether they go hand in hand or back to back. With Eurostat data for 27 countries for the share of households unable to keep homes warm, energy dependency and the share of renewables, we use correlations and scatter (for pairs) and the Venn diagram (for the combination of the three). Results show a diversity of synergistic or trade-off paths, making clear that the solutions to improve the progress in SDG 7 cannot be the same for all Member States and that even the most urgent measures in a domain should not compromise advancements in others. The micro affordability ratios computed and the share of households with affordability problems expose a greater extension of issues than those revealed by EU affordability indicator, confirming the relevance of looking at the problem from different lenses. Moreover, households with elder and living in more isolated areas are found especially prevalent among those with affordability problems. This should be accommodated in policy measures to support those most in need.

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Escaping Energy Poverty: A Comparative Analysis of 17 European Countries

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

Macroeconomic Policy versus Fuel Poverty in Poland—Support or Barrier

Macroeconomic Policy versus Fuel Poverty in Poland—Support or Barrier

Energy Poverty and Sustainable Economic Development: An Exploration of Correlations and Interdependencies in European Countries

Socio-Economic and environmental indicators: do they go hand in hand or back to back? A zoom into SDG7

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