Social policy or energy policy? Time to reconsider energy poverty policies

Primc, Kaja; Slabe‐Erker, Renata

doi:10.1016/j.esd.2020.01.001

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“…Starting from the pioneering approach of Healy and Clinch (2004) in the first fully comparative study of EP across the EU, the ability to keep a house adequately warm has often been used as a primary indicator capturing the various aspects of the EP (e.g., Karpinska and Smiech, 2020 ). It represents the outcome variable, both in studies that investigate EP in single countries (e.g., Aristondo and Onanindia, 2018 ) and in those focusing on the effects of EU energy policies about the EP (e.g., Primc and Slabe-Erker, 2020 ).…”

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Forecasting the COVID-19 effects on energy poverty across EU member states

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic is manifesting its devastating effects in multiple directions, even indirectly affecting the health of citizens, for instance, by increasing the level of energy poverty (EP). As part of the studies that are trying to frame the consequences of the pandemic, this paper aims to identify the effects on EP in the coming years in a bid to identify the countries of the European Union most affected and the time span necessary to return to a path to reduce EP. For this purpose, an analysis based on the supervised learning algorithms of dynamic factor models is carried out. The outcomes of this investigation show that the negative effects of the pandemic on the level of EP will be reabsorbed very slowly, not before 2025, and in any case with substantial differences between countries, further widening the gap between countries with low levels of EP and those with greater EP levels.

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2022

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“…They affect the individual disposable income, especially in the poorer part of the population, which is why they are included in analyses related to poverty (Annoni and Węziak-Białowolska, 2016). It is also worth emphasizing that the poverty related to housing costs is a key element of the energy poverty (Burlinson et al, 2018;Mendoza Aguilar et al, 2019;Middlemiss et al, 2019;Primc and Slabe-Erker, 2020;Betto et al, 2020;Castaño-Rosa et al, 2020). The indicators that take into account these costs in the investigated subject area are presented in Table 4.…”

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Poverty and Social Exclusion: Is this a Problem in Rural Areas in the Visegrad Group Countries?

Piwowar¹,

Dzikuć²

2020

ERSJ

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Purpose: The aim is to reveal and determine the current state of poverty in rural areas in the regions of the Visegrád Group. By comparing the basic features used for measuring poverty, it has been pointed out that there are spatial differences between the regions analyzed. Design/Methodology/Approach: The basic indicators used in this area include the income measure, the relative poverty indicator (at-risk poverty rate-ARPR) and the aggregate indicator (at-risk-of-poverty and social exclusion-AROPE). Findings: In many households in rural areas, as in Poland and Hungary, there is a problem consisting in the fact that financial resources are insufficient to cover the basic needs. As it results from the analyses (especially from at-risk-of-poverty indicator after deducting housing costs), the level of satisfying the remaining needs in rural areas is very low. Practical Implications: This issue is important not only in theoretical term, but also for application purposes. Many households in the Visegrád Group area experience poverty. According to the analyses, the problem of the risk of poverty concerns especially rural residents in Poland and Hungary. It is necessary to take measures in the sphere of social policy that would limit the threat of social exclusion. Originality/Value: Social exclusion and poverty are alarming problems for modern societies they are obstacles in achieving sustainable social development. The paper discusses important and current issues related to poverty and social exclusion in rural areas in the Visegrád Group countries.

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“…Despite significant technological progress and the introduction of power-saving machines and devices, demand for electricity keeps growing across the world. Increasing levels of economic development require more electricity to sustain economic growth (Sun et al, 2011) despite the pursuit of energy efficiency policies at the country level or European Union level (Primc and Slabe-Erker, 2020). While the increase in demand for electricity in develped economies is small, the increase in demand in developing economies remains high.…”

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Influence of Energy Sector Corporations on the Corporate Control Functions of Cities

Raźniak

Dorocki

Rachwał

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IJEEP

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The energy sector is one of the most important industrial sectors, especially in the era of depleting sources of mineral fuels, climate-related threats resulting from negative effects of energy production from fossil fuels on the natural environment, and the associated need to develop energy sources based on renewable sources. Hence, the financial performance of firms in the energy sector, especially the largest firms, is an important research issue. The purpose of this paper is to determine the financial position of the largest firms in the energy sector listed by Forbes Global, 2000 and their impact on the command and control (C&C) functions of cities. In this paper, we present a index of potential for selected cities based on revenue from sales, net profits, assets, and market value for selected sectors of the economy (CCI). Research has shown that the energy sector is one of the leading sectors in the world economy, both in terms of corporate financial performance and as a whole. However, the energy sector is a dominant sector in relatively few cities around the world (Beijing, Moscow, Houston, the Hague). At the same time, the energy sector is considered not very stable relative to other sectors of the economy. Given the increasing importance of the largest firms in this sector in shaping the command and control function of cities, it would be reasonable to combine the forecasting of their financial performance with a focus on its impact on the command and control function of cities in order to evaluate patterns associated with this function for leading cities in the world.

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Social policy or energy policy? Time to reconsider energy poverty policies

Cited by 73 publications

References 13 publications

Forecasting the COVID-19 effects on energy poverty across EU member states

Forecasting the COVID-19 effects on energy poverty across EU member states

Poverty and Social Exclusion: Is this a Problem in Rural Areas in the Visegrad Group Countries?

Influence of Energy Sector Corporations on the Corporate Control Functions of Cities

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