FPRN bulletin – 23rd May 2025

This paper compares two major approaches of measuring energy poverty (monetary and self-reported) to assess their immediate and long-term impacts on mental health in Australia. The findings reveal that monetary and self-reported energy poverty affect different populations and have distinct mental health consequences which suggests the importance of standardised energy poverty definitions to ensure optimisation of resource allocations.

This FPRN blogpost explores the importance of young energy consumers as part of the clean energy transition. It explores who young energy consumers are, different impacts of life situations, impacts and why it is important that policies and policy makers better consider this cohort.

This report shows that improving the energy efficiency of residential housing stock to an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C or above is not just an environmental necessity but also a powerful economic strategy that can deliver multifaceted benefits for society. To support these efforts, a number of recommendations are presented for policy makers and other key stakeholders.

This paper uses multiple Australian household surveys to explore energy poverty gaps between housing renters and non-renters. The results show that capacity to make investments, assets and having solar panels are key reasons why there are differences in paying bills between renters and non-renters.

This paper investigates 381 households in Jordan about their intentions to adopt solar energy systems. The analysis finds that Jordanian households’ intention to adopt solar systems is primarily shaped by consumer knowledge, awareness, and behavior which suggests a need to focus on enhancing energy literacy and raising public awareness to promote climate resilience and support sustainable energy practices.