FPRN bulletin – 11th December 2023

This paper presents analysis of impacts of shallow retrofits on hidden energy poverty in Spain. The results found the hidden energy poverty indicator dropped by 10% in absolute terms and the authors make several recommendations for policy makers and organizations around the role of shallow retrofits.

In this paper the authors examined the relationship between extreme temperature and energy hardship risk across climate zones in Australia. They present a number of findings including that the risk of energy poverty under a high emissions global warming scenario is projected to increase by 1.08%-1.98% due to hotter extreme heat and decrease by 1.63%-2.84% due to warmer winter temperatures in the long run.

This edited book contains 22 chapters which aim to expand our collective understanding of energy poverty and deepen recognition of the phenomenon by engaging with the lived experiences of energy-poor households across different contexts. The book provides evidence and implications for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars.

This paper presents a machine learning-based approach to predicting energy poverty in the UK using the low income low energy efficiency indicator derived from a combination of remote sensing and socioeconomic data. The approach predicted approximately 83% of districts with significant energy poverty.

This paper investigates how high the UK’s top marginal tax rates would need to be, to provide funds to lift low-income UK households above the poverty threshold as defined by the low-income-high-cost and 10% energy poverty indicators. The paper also explores the implications on net CO2 emissions from this approach.

This paper explores the impact of various energy market changes in Queensland (Australia). The authors found the levels of fuel poverty would have increased from 6.2 % to 11.6 % over the period 2022 to 2023 although various policy initiatives reduced this to 5.4 % of households.