UIPI gets involved in tackling energy poverty in Europe
UIPI gets involved in tackling energy poverty in Europe September 2020 Brussels, Belgium Around 50 million households in the European Union are estimated to be living in energy poverty, unable to afford the energy needed to adequately heat or cool their homes. It’s caused by a combination of factors including high energy costs, low household incomes and energy inefficient buildings and can have severe impacts on health and wellbeing. Energy poverty is recognised as a priority issue under the European Green Deal and the Clean Energy Package. The EU objectives are to collect better data on space cooling and summer overheating, the incorporation of gender, housing and regional differences in energy poverty measurement and policy and to compile and to evaluate best practices at the local level. Within this context, UIPI joins ENPOR, in order to investigate in a constructive manner how to tackle energy poverty in the European Private Rented Sector (PRS). Share of households in energy poverty in the…
