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4.6 million people in Poland live in energy poverty. In order to significantly reduce the scale of this problem, more effective and better addressed public policy instruments are needed. We propose three new instruments. First, targeted fuel allowance, aimed at alleviating the symptoms of energy poverty. Second, advisory services and energy saving improvements. Third, thermal retrofit coupled with professional energy counselling. The latter two instruments are meant to eliminate the causes of energy poverty. Thermal retrofit is the most expensive but the most effective tool. Developing a mechanism for practical identification of energy poor households is a major challenge. It is to be tackled by local governments, especially social assistance centres.
Abstract & Key facts
keywords:
energy poverty, public policy
publication year:
2018
language:
polishenglish
Publications category:
energy and climate
publishing series:
IBS Policy Paper
publication number:
01/2018
ISSN:
2451-4365
Additional information:
Project funded by the European Climate Foundation. Own study based on data from the Polish Household Budget Survey 2012–2016 by the Central Statistical Office. The Central Statistical Office is not liable for the data and conclusions presented in the publication. The content of this publication presents the opinions of the authors, which may diverge from the position of the Institute for Structural Research. The usual disclaimers apply.
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