Published on: May 20, 2021
Women and women-led households are disproportionately affected by energy poverty – a condition that becomes aggravated when gender inequality is exacerbated by age, class and ethnic background among other factors. This can be linked to their physiological and health situation as well as their economic and social status, as all these dimensions or combination of… Read More »Energy poverty and gender – Facts and arguments
Published on: July 1, 2020
Today, women are more likely to face poverty and hence, more affected by energy poverty. Therefore, it becomes clear that gender inequality increases the risk of energy poverty. Although EU institutions acknowledge the need to reduce energy poverty by organising financial support programmes, this report finds that considerations of gender dimensions within the evaluated programmes… Read More »Report on gender aspects of existing financial schemes for energy poverty measures
Published on: July 1, 2020
This report offers a critical review of EU-funded energy, environment and society projects to identify key gaps and lessons learned. As recommendations for the EmpowerMed project, it calls to reconsider energy saving through behaviour change goals as vulnerable households struggle to achieve a minimum level of domestic energy services required for a life with dignity;… Read More »Review of previous EU experiences. Assessment from an energy poverty, gender, health and Mediterranean perspective