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Author Archives: Marine Cornelis
Co-creating the right to energy in theory and practice – Workshop report
This report highlights some key points of the presentations delivered on the first day and outcomes of the workshop on enforcement of energy rights I organised on behalf of the ESRC Just Energy team.
10 points on the European Green Deal – social issues and addressing energy poverty
What you need to keep in mind about the European Green Deal in terms of social issues and addressing energy poverty
Moving beyond the state of the art in energy poverty measurement
I have contributed to the new COST ENGAGER report on the current state of the art in energy poverty measurement, overviewing existing knowledge gaps and new approaches
Divesting from fossil fuels: the European Investment Bank paves the way
Insights from EU sustainable finance policies and impacts on jobs, people and energy efficiency
Spotlight on Next Energy Consumer by the Florence School of Regulation!
The Florence School of Regulation interviewed Marine Cornelis, Executive Director of Next Energy Consumer, about her work focusing on putting citizens’ rights at the centre of the Energy Transition, the challenges of energy poverty and making sustainable development inclusive and fair.
Mexican Energy and Society Week
NextEnergyConsumer will be in Mexico City next week for a special Mexican Energy and Society Week. We will focus on energy, climate change and society, energy poverty, consumer rights and empowerment, clean energy for all, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate resilience, gender issues and many other topics. Send an email to contacto@oem.org.mx or visit the Mexican Ombudsman’s […]
A Citizens’ Energy Forum focused on youth and climate change
The 11th Citizens’ Energy Forum embraced the issue of climate change and the role of young people, but overlooked energy poverty and practical solutions to engage the most vulnerable
Registrations for the Energy Union Training Course are now open!
Come to Turin, Italy, on 25-27 November 2019 for the Energy Union Package Training Course I am organising with the Turin School of Regulation. This course will be rich in details of real business models and case scenarios and light on theory.
In France, a new law on energy and climate to reduce the number of leaky homes and address energy poverty
On 25 July 2019, French deputies and senators agreed on a text aimed at gradually eliminating the “passoires thermiques” (literally, the “thermal sieves”), i.e. the housing that is very poorly insulated (classified as “F” or “G”). Housing conditions are one of the primary cause of energy poverty, and the main focus of NGOs and activists in France.
