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2026-06-25 Coal regions in transition. The role of the Just Transition Fund

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The aim of this report is to assess how Just Transition Fund (JTF) resources are being used in Poland, with particular attention to the relationship between the Fund’s compensatory role in the transition process and its function as a broader instrument of regional development policy. ...

2026-06-15 Distributional Properties Of Cost Allocation Rules In Multi-Family Energy Retrofits: Evidence From 4 Million Apartments

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Stefan Bouzarovski

Jakub Sokołowski

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Collective decisions to retrofit multi-family residential buildings require co-owners to agree on how the total cost is divided among dwellings, yet the distributional properties of alternative allocation rules have been insufficiently investigated at scale. Using harmonised Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) microdata covering over 4 million ...

2026-04-15 Collective decision-making in private multi-apartment buildings: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment

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This study examines how residents evaluate trade-offs between benefit scale, required engagement, and investment decision-making rules in Poland and Czechia: countries with distinct post-socialist housing trajectories. Using a large-scale discrete choice experiment with over 7,500 respondents, we analyse the relative importance of decision-making arrangements and ...

2026-04-14 Energy performance assessment of the multifamily building stock: The potential of renovation for energy demand reduction, decarbonisation and energy poverty mitigation

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This report examines the potential of building energy renovation and renewable energy integration to support decarbonisation and reduce energy poverty in private multifamily buildings. The analysis covers three pilot cities: Rumia (Poland), Torres Vedras (Portugal), and Piraeus (Greece). Using DREEM energy simulation model for representative ...

2026-01-30 Beyond targets: Social acceptance and implementation challenges in Poland’s updated National Energy and Climate Plan

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The report assesses Poland’s updated National Energy and Climate Plan by combining an analysis of energy and climate security risks with new evidence on public preferences regarding the transition. We relate four risk dimensions (geopolitical, affordability, reliability, and sustainability) to the NECP’s targets and measures. ...

2025-12-04 Varieties of domestic energy deprivation in private multi-apartment buildings. Insights from Poland, Portugal and Greece.

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This report presents a framework for measuring local exposure to energy poverty in municipalities and tests it using administrative data from different national contexts. The framework helps municipalities identify which buildings or small areas face the greatest risk of energy deprivation, addressing a common lack ...

2025-12-04 Stakeholders Engagement Strategies for Pilot Municipalities.

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Peggy Kaloumenou

Pedro Palma

Magdalena Wojtuch-Krasuska

Document sets out the strategic and operational framework for engaging key actors involved in addressing energy poverty in three pilot municipalities: Piraeus (Greece), Rumia (Poland), and Torres Vedras (Portugal). It outlines the importance, objectives, and expected outcomes of stakeholder engagement and explains how these activities ...

2025-10-28 Relief or Retrofit? Designing ETS-2 Revenue Recycling to Reduce Energy Poverty in Poland

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Marek Antosiewicz

Jakub Sokołowski

working paper

We examine how to design and sequence policy instruments to safeguard vulnerable households under rising carbon prices. We focus on the European Union’s new Emissions Trading System for buildings and transport (ETS-2) and the accompanying Social Climate Fund (SCF), which aim to reconcile climate ambition ...

2025-10-22 Living in Housing Cooperatives with an Energy Focus: A Resident’s Perspective in Czechia and Poland.

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The report provides an overview of the housing stock and residents’ opinions on energy issues in Polish and Czech housing cooperatives and homeowners’ associations. The findings are based on a survey conducted among residents of these types of housing organizations in both countries. The report ...

2025-10-20 Understanding energy poverty at the local level and the role of multi-apartment buildings

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This report lays the conceptual foundation for addressing energy poverty in Europe, with particular attention to the challenges posed by private multi-apartment buildings (MABs). It reviews EU, national, and local policy frameworks, and highlights barriers such as poor building performance, fragmented ownership and decision-making, financing ...

2025-07-28 Between efficiency and democracy: Explaining support and resistance towards energy transition and prosumer solutions in Polish and Czech housing cooperatives

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Krzysztof Niedziałkowski

The decarbonisation of multi-family buildings is crucial for Europe’s energy transition, yet the role of collective forms of housing governance in this process remains poorly understood. This paper examines how institutional dynamics shape energy investments in Poland and Czechia. Using institutional theory and 61 semi-structured ...

2025-07-07 Analysis of indicators and datasets for energy poverty assessment: The case of private multi-family buildings

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This report aims to provide valuable insights for the municipalities of Piraeus (Greece), Rumia (Poland), and Torres Vedras (Portugal) to address energy poverty in private multi-apartment buildings within their territories, within the context of the LOCATEE project. It reviews 68 energy poverty assessment approaches published ...