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Agenda

• Introduction (DUH)

• InventAir project and methodology (EAP)

• Discussion of the key points of the methodology and results of the co-

creation with German experts

– Energy poverty definition, segmentation & prioritisation (Focus)

– Multiple assessment (EAP)

– Known gaps in EEC/policy solutions (DUH)

• Closing the webinar

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Aim of the co-creation session

• Openly discuss current policy and action barriers in the

EEC

• Brainstorm potential solutions to the EEC challenges

• Exchange knowledge and expertise

• Build a strong, long-lasting partnerships

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Methodology (EAP)

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The Challenge

• Low-income households in the Eastern European Countries live in poor housing conditions and cannot afford to change the old inefficient heating equipment or replace the poor quality heating fuels.

• Thus, they become primary cause for dramatic seasonal increase in air pollution in their communities.

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Synergies of the multiple impacts:

energy poverty – low energy efficiency – poor air quality

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The InventAir Project

Aims to explore the multiple environmental and climate impacts of energy

poverty by focusing on the development and implementation of clean air

and energy poverty policies in Eastern European countries (EEC).

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The Methodology

• Considers social energy, environmental and health parameters

• Based on flexible multi-criteria approach

• Step-by-step calculation approach

• Easy to follow and implement

• Provide pre- and post-change

• Gives “tricks & tips”

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Discussion of the key points and

results of the co-creation with

German experts

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Energy poverty (Focus)

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EU framework for energy poverty

• there is no universal definition of energy poverty that would cover all the EU member states

• energy poverty is a situation where a household is unable to access a materially and socially–necessitated level of energy services in the home (Bouzarovski, 2007)

• 50 million people in the EU are affected by energy poverty

• 57 million people in the EU cannot keep their homes warm

• 104 million people cannot keep their homes comfortable in the summer

• 52 million people in Europe face delays in paying their energy bills

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Energy poverty indicators

• EP being a multi-dimensional concept: combination of indicators needs to be used

• Primary Indicators• Inability to keep home adequately warm: population not able to keep their

home adequately warm• Arrears on utility bills: population having arrears on utility bills• Hidden energy poverty (HEP): population whose absolute energy expenditure

is below half the national median• High share of energy expenditure in income (2M): population whose share of

energy expenditure in income is more than twice the national median share

• Secondary Indicators: fuel prices, heating prices, dwelling comfortably cool during summer time, number of rooms per person, people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, energy expenses by income quintiles, excess winter mortality/deaths, presence of leak, damp, rot

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The energy poverty status in the EEC region (I)

• Central and Eastern Central Europe worst affected with 30% or more households struggling with energy poverty

• View from the perspective of four energy poverty indicatorsInability to keep

home warm

Arrears on

utility bills

High share of energy

expenditure in income

Hidden energy

poverty

Bulgaria 39,2 31,7 14,7 15,1

Croatia 9,3 25,3 10,9 9,6

Cyprus 24,3 15,4 11,9 13,2

Czech

Republic

3,8 3 10,7 8,4

Greece 29,1 42,2 14,2 10,3

Hungary 9,2 16,2 6,9 5

Poland 7,1 9,5 18,1 18,5

Romania 13,8 18 18,6 17,5

Slovakia 5,1 5,7 10 9,2

Slovenia 4,8 15,9 14,1 11,5

EU average 8,7 8,1 16,3 15,1

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The energy poverty status in the EEC region (II)

Inability to keep home adequately warm Arrears on utility bills

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Specific energy poverty challenges in the EEC

• Applying the ‘10% definition’ to some EEC countries results in almost the entire population to be energy poor

• Energy poverty an issue of low or no political interest in the region

• Often people are not poor, yet cannot afford adequate energy services

• Housing stock in poor state, living conditions sometimes shockingly poor

• Very limited social or other support, funds granted for purchase of low-quality coal, burnt in inefficient heaters

• No clear division between social and non-social housing

• Switch from subsidized energy prices to market based prices

• High share of home ownership (between 80-96%)

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Interactive session: energy poverty

How to select energy poor households?

• Share of income dedicated to energy bills compared to average is a good orientation

• Use of solid fuels as primarily source of heat

• The amount of fuels that household uses

• Age of the building

• Age of the stove they use

• People who receive welfare

• Additional factors to consider: level of education and consumption factor of the households

How to reach energy poor households?

• Chimney sweepers, research projects with innovative ways to gather information (sweep prize, free launches…), energy advisors from their peer groups, representatives from the apartment building, places where people on social welfare spend time

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Multiple assessment (EAP)

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Multiple assessment in Practice

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Multiple assessment in Practice

Definition of energy poverty based on clear and concise indicators

Policies for heating exchange need to consider multiple emissions – CO2, PM, NOx, SO2, etc, not only one pollutant

Comparisons of energies needs to take place on price/MWh taking into consideration quality of fuel and efficiency of the heating equipment

Improved local and national emission inventories, esp. for fuelwood and coal

Reliable emission factors based on real-life measurements

In-depth understanding of the energy behaviour associated with wood and coal use and the housing conditions

Promotion among end-users needs to provide comparable information on the heating options and alternatives

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Interactive session: multiple assessment

• Face-to-face surveys

• Questionnaires distributed among the population thogh the localauthorities

• National and chimney statistics, extrapolations

• Drone-based measurements

• Citizen-science, civil monitoring devices

• Smart metering

• Health statistics

• Software tools and calculators for structuring databases

• Evidence-based solutions and measures

• Complex task requiring responsibility and persistence

• NO EASY SOLUTIONS!!!

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Known gaps/issues in EEC andpolicy solutions (DUH)

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Known gaps in EEC (1)

Challenges in EEC Results of survey (26 stakeholders)

Emission and

efficiency standards

Lack/poor emissions standards (2x); poor

indoor quality; no eco-design/labelling of

stoves; lack of effciency of heating systems

installed/no central heating (3x); exchange of

old appliances crucial (3x)

Fuel standards and

restrictions

Phasing-out of coal/fossil fuels necessary (5x);

low-quality fuels/transition to pellets/ lack of

certification (4x)

Enforcement on

site/role of chimney

sweeps

Low panelties; no regular chimney

sweeping/maintenance of appliances (2x); lack

of controls what is burned in stoves/illegal

burning (2x)

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Known gaps in EEC (2)

Challenges in EEC Results of survey (26 stakeholders)

Local policies Poor monitoring of air quality (4x); no

integrated energy poverty and air quality

policies (4x); lack of district heating in rural

regions; no measurements on site to illustrate

problem

Funding for

renewables/building

efficiency

Poor energy efficiency/maintenance of

buildings (7x); access to funding/enough

financial resources to shift (3x); promotion of

large-scale renewable power plants necessary

Knowledge Awareness raising aiming at citizens/policy

makers (11x); change of habits/user behavior

required (5x)

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Known gaps in EEC (3)

Challenges in EEC Results of survey (26 stakeholders)

Social aspects High poverty rate/low income level/lack of

money/social inequality/current social

programms to reduce EP not effective (6x)

Data Lack of reliable data/need for correct

evaluation (e.g. on energy use/definition and

monitoring of energy poverty) (4x)

Additional issues No functioning energy market; heating with

electricity, insufficient European legislation

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Interactive session: gaps/policy solutions

- Data collection especially on fuel usage, build up system to register

appliances – start at least with new ones

- Holistic assessment of situation/housing condition is crucial

- Long term local strategy (what do we want to reach in 10 to 20

years)

- Strategy for dezentralized energy supply vs. implementing expensive

gas infrastructure

- Low level to participate/of administrative effort (contact point)

- Change-out programs with pellet stoves/gas difficult, because then

the fuel needs to be bought

- Not only focus on new stoves but also inform about and install

alternatives (solar heat, heat pumps,…) – stay Independent

- Financial incentives (exchange of old heating systems)

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Interactive session: gaps/policy solutions

- Awareness raising obligatory to take part in change-out programme

- Educate about fuel quality, storage and use

- Look at and learn from campaigns already realized

- Presence at public spaces, in TV and Social Media

- Advice for citizens (efficiency measures)

- Give garden waste a value ( collect fuel for district heating power

plants)

- Bans of certain fuels and open fires – problem: control

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