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ALLEVIATING FUEL POVERTY IN THE EU

ALLEVIATING FUEL POVERTY IN THE EU Investing in home renovation, a sustainable and inclusive solution Oliver Rapf, Executive Director Buildings Performance Institute Europe. Dublin, Ireland October 6, 2014. Europe 2020 targets & challenges.

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ALLEVIATING FUEL POVERTY IN THE EU

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  1. ALLEVIATING FUEL POVERTY IN THE EU Investing in home renovation, a sustainable and inclusive solution Oliver Rapf, Executive Director Buildings Performance Institute Europe • Dublin, Ireland • October 6, 2014

  2. Europe 2020 targets & challenges

  3. Could energy efficiency investments be the silver bullet to address all these challenges?

  4. Fuel poverty definition

  5. Fuel poverty in the EU (2012)

  6. Inability to keep home adequately warm in the EU (2012) • Bulgaria (46.5%) and Lithuania (34.1%) are the countries with the highest rates of people who are not able to keep their homes adequately warm, followed by Cyprus (30.7%), Portugal (27%) and Greece (26.1%). • In colder Northern countries the percentages are low: Sweden (1.4%), Finland (1.5%), the Netherlands (2.2%) and Denmark (2.6%). Source: BPIE, based on Eurostat data

  7. People living in a dwelling with leaking roof, damp wall, floors or foundation in the EU (2012) • Slovenia (31.5%), Cyprus (30%) and Latvia (28.2%) show the highest percentages. • In Slovakia, Sweden and Finland less than 9% of their population live in homes with these defects. Source: BPIE, based on Eurostat data

  8. Arrears on utility bills in the EU (2012) • Greece (31.8%), Romania (28.6%) and Bulgaria (28.4%) have the highest percentages of people falling behind on their payments. • In Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands the payment of utility bills is a problem for only a small percentage of the total population (≤3.6%). Source: BPIE, based on Eurostat data

  9. The three fuel poverty indicators in the EU (2012)

  10. Fuel poverty indicators of people at risk of poverty (2012) Source: BPIE, based on Eurostat data

  11. Analysing solutions

  12. Income increase in the EU - Trend Source: Eurostat • Mean equivalised net income: +11% (2007-2012).

  13. Energy cost in the EU – Trend Source: Eurostat • Electricity prices: +25% (2007-2012). • Gas prices: +37% (2007-2012).

  14. Unit consumption per dwelling in the EU - Trend Source: ODYSSEE – MURE • Energy consumption in dwellings: -8.5% (2007-2011).

  15. Trends - Conclusions

  16. The only sustainable way to address the cause of fuel poverty Source: IEA, 2011

  17. Budget allocation to fuel poverty measures UK • In UK from the “winter fuel payments”, the main income support programme only 12% of the recipients are thought to be fuel poor. • In Greece €650 million were allocated to oil subsidies and €548 million to the main programme supporting energy efficiency improvements in households (2010-2014). • In Ireland in 2013, the one week extension of the Fuel Allowance (€20/week) season cost €8 million! • Even though energy efficiency measures have proven to be the most sustainable solution to the fuel poverty problem they receive lower funding compared to income and fuel price support schemes. Source: “National fuel poverty budgets”, Association for the Conservation of Energy

  18. Energy efficiency programmes for fuel poor households

  19. Conclusions

  20. Policy recommendations (1)

  21. Policy recommendations (2)

  22. Policy recommendations (3)

  23. Policy recommendations (4)

  24. Policy recommendations (5)

  25. Thank you!

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