First review of the Renovation Wave and the Member States Guidance on Energy poverty
Author Archives: Marine Cornelis
Access to justice for energy consumers: joining the gaps with the support of the Ombuds
Originally posted on ESRCjustenergy:
Our Just Energy project (2017-2021) is located at the crossroads between academia and practice. To engage with the real world and to hopefully build an impact, we have looked at the situation in five European jurisdictions: the UK, France, Italy, Bulgaria and Catalonia. We chose those jurisdictions because of their different…
Webinar: Access to justice for energy consumers: joining up the gaps to tackle energy poverty and vulnerability (2 October 2020)
Join us on 2 October for the ESRC Just Energy webinar!
EUSEW 2020: making accessible clean energy a central element of a green recovery
The EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) ran online between 22-26 June 2020 under the theme: ‘Beyond the crisis: clean energy for green recovery and growth’, for which I had the honour to be an ambassador and a speaker in the Energy Poverty session.
Get ready for the 2020 EU Sustainable Energy week!
Hurry up to register to hear all about “Decisive action on energy poverty: solutions from across the EU” on 24 June!
Call for Action: Energy poverty will increase with the COVID-19 crisis. Time for a right to energy!
Read the Call for Action the COST Engager network put together on energy poverty and the coronavirus crisis
Local challenges & solutions for those living in vulnerable situations in the French countryside
Originally posted on ESRCjustenergy:
The justenergy research project aims to explore areas where policy, energy poverty and vulnerability intersect, in part, to gain a better understanding of ‘lived vulnerability’. To probe beyond the laws and regulations that define the relationships between energy systems and energy consumers, we have arranged to visit people in their homes.[1]…
Energy consumer protection at the time of Coronavirus: a case study
The COVID-19 outbreak makes us face an unprecedented situation. Our consumption and social model needs to be reinvented. Governments seem to have decided not to add to the health crisis a social catastrophe that would leave too many people out in the cold. In this paper, I explore the first support measures for energy consumers set up in five countries: Italy, France, Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom.
European Sustainable Energy Week Ambassador!
In these troubled times, I am nevertheless pleased to announce that I am an Ambassador for the Fifteenth European Sustainable Energy Week, organised each year by the European Commission. The EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is the biggest event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe. Three days of policy conference in Brussels offer various […]
Beyond the “throwaway society”: how the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan will benefit consumers
The European Commission is not lacking ambition in terms of sustainability. On 11 March 2020, the EC unveiled its plan for the circular economy. Let’s check what’s in for consumers.
