The diversity penalty: Domestic energy injustice and ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom

Bouzarovski, Stefan; Burbidge, Manon; Sarpotdar, Amish; Martiskainen, Mari

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2022.102716

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“…Scientific studies have also correlated high rates of energy poverty in the PRS across Europe with specific demographics of social groups, as, for example, lower-income citizens [29], or young adults and students, who, according to relevant data, often fall behind on their energy bills and reduce, or turn off their heating to keep costs down [30,31]. Finally, race and ethnicity have also been acknowledged as contributors to precarity and discrimination [32,33]. Therefore, dedicated actions that actively contribute to the alleviation of energy poverty in the PRS amongst vulnerable groups are of utmost importance, particularly considering the EU's vision to create an Energy Union whereby "citizens take ownership of the energy transition, benefit from new technologies to reduce their bills, participate actively in the market, and vulnerable consumers are protected" [34].…”

Section: Energy Poverty and Energy Efficiency In The Prs Across Europementioning

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How to improve energy efficiency policies to address energy poverty? Literature and stakeholder insights for private rented housing in Europe

Papantonis¹,

Tzani²,

Burbidge³

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Energy Research & Social Science

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Section: Energy Poverty and Energy Efficiency In The Prs Across Europementioning

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How to improve energy efficiency policies to address energy poverty? Literature and stakeholder insights for private rented housing in Europe

Papantonis¹,

Tzani²,

Burbidge³

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Energy Research & Social Science

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“…When people cannot afford adequate warmth or mobility, they often adopt coping strategies that can damage their health or further entrench poverty, such as tightly rationing home energy consumption and transport usage or cutting back on other essential expenses (for example, food or medical care) 22,23 . Energy and transport poverty affect certain sociodemographic groups more (for example, those with low income, those from ethnic minorities, those who have health issues or disabilities, people who live in rural or isolated areas and families with children) 24 .…”

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Policy prescriptions to address energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom

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Tens of millions of households across Europe struggle to afford adequate electricity and heating services and reliable transportation, while recent high fuel prices could lead to an increase in excess winter deaths. Tackling energy and transport poverty is thus of paramount policy importance. Here we document the drivers and lived experiences of energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom, based on public focus groups and expert interviews. We find a set of policies that resonate with both expert planners and members of the public, implying they have a level of political and social acceptability that other measures may be lacking, notably: mandatory landlord energy efficiency upgrades, increasing the extent of financial assistance to households, cheaper (or even free) bus and train fares and restarting and expanding bus services. We buttress these findings with further suggestions for energy and transport system redesign that better meets emerging principles of energy and social justice.

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“…However, because energy poverty has so many causes and effects, it is difficult to address it via a single measure. It is especially hard to capture households with complex underlying vulnerabilities around mental and physical health, gender, ethnicity, disability, age, disconnections from the energy system and location (Bouzarovski et al, 2022; Simcock et al, 2021b; Snell et al, 2015). In the immediate term, households may need financial support or help with purchasing fuel, but this is not a sustainable approach – especially if fuel use is polluting.…”

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Energy poverty in the Energy Community region: Interrogating policy formulation and coverage

Bouzarovski

Brajković

Robić³

et al. 2023

European Urban and Regional Studies

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The capacity of the state to develop and implement policy at the complex nexus of energy infrastructure, social inequality and housing is indicative of the political priorities of governing structures and, by extension, the nature of statecraft more generally. We compare and contrast the energy poverty amelioration policies of two former Yugoslav and two post-Soviet states located outside the European Union, but seeking to join its regulatory sphere – Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine and Georgia – against the background of deep and persistent patterns of domestic energy hardship. We are particularly interested in uncovering the time horizons, socio-technical systems and target constituencies of different policy measures, as well as energy sector–specific responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that most states in the region have done little to address some of the more substantive challenges around improving housing quality, energy efficiency and gender inequality. However, energy poverty is present in the policy lexicon of all case study countries, and Ukraine, in particular, has advanced a number of more sophisticated approaches and programmes.

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The diversity penalty: Domestic energy injustice and ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom

Cited by 21 publications

References 42 publications

How to improve energy efficiency policies to address energy poverty? Literature and stakeholder insights for private rented housing in Europe

How to improve energy efficiency policies to address energy poverty? Literature and stakeholder insights for private rented housing in Europe

Policy prescriptions to address energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom

Energy poverty in the Energy Community region: Interrogating policy formulation and coverage

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