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24. March 2010

"Getting to grips with energy poverty: From EU to Cities to Homes" - 24 March 2010, Brussels, Belgium

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While the European Union is completing its single energy market, recent studies suggest that energy poverty is being faced by an increasing number of households. Energy poverty means the inability to heat your house to an adequate level due to 3 factors: low household income, poor heating and insulation standards and unaffordable energy prices.

The economic crisis and increasing energy prices will negatively act on all these factors. The number of people suffering from energy poverty is likely to increase and, because of their inability to pay energy bills, they face high levels of debt, disconnection, physical and mental problems associated to stress and social exclusion, including risk of eviction.



Please download here the presentations made during the event:


Introductory Speech
Mr Ludo Horemans, President of EAPN

The perspective of people experiencing energy poverty
Ms Jeannine Vandecruys, EAPN “Energy and Poverty” Working Group

The mechanisms behind energy poverty
Ms Brenda Boardman, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University

Reality of energy poverty in 5 countries: presentation from the EPEE project
Mr Pierre Nolay, Project coordinator, EPEE project

A national action plan on energy poverty: the case of France
Ms Véronique Stella, Foundation Abbé-Pierre

A regional strategy: the Energy Poverty Forum in Scotland
Mr Graham Blount, Chair of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum
 
The role of smart metering in an integrated approach: “DEHEMS - Save Your Energy”
Ms Claire Hardwick and Ms Heike Schuster-James, Family Housing Birmingham

From energy providers to energy advisers for vulnerable groups: the example of LPG providers
Mr Paul Voss, AEGPL - The European LPG Association

The European project FinSH: holistic approach to tackle energy poverty in social housing
Ms Marie-Maud Gerard, GERES - Groupe Energies Renouvables Environnement et Solidarités

ERGEG´s view on Energy Poverty & Vulnerable Customers
Mr Sebastian Gras, CEER - The Council of European Energy Regulators

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