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Measures to address the policies’ impacts on low- income households in the target countries
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Measures to address the policies’ impacts on low- income households in the target countries
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Almost 34 million Europeans are unable to keep their homes adequately warm, and just as energy prices keep rising, the European Union is increasingly targeting energy poverty in its policy action.
To better understand how to measure and identify energy poverty and evaluate the adequate policies, IEECP established for the European Climate Foundation a study divided into 3 workstreams. The 3 studies provide deep insights into the 10 countries with the highest energy poverty levels in the EU (Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain) as well as Europe as a whole.
The European Green Deal could bring down the energy bills of lowest-income households by one-third and boost their disposable income in the medium to long term.
This final report provides input on which policy instruments and available funding could help cover costs and support low-income households. You can find numbers from the Social Climate Fund, ETS1 and 2, Just Transition Fund, Resilience Fund and national allocations, and more based on each country and how they can or cannot cover the costs in the coming years.
