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.
Author Archives: Marine Cornelis
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.
The Commission’s new agenda will make us sustainable and green consumers
More responsible consumption, consumers armed against greenwashing in all sectors: the van der Leyen Commission does not lack ambition for the years to come.
The Just Transition, the essential tool to build a socially-fair Green Deal
The Just transition fund will have a significant impact on the fight against vulnerability, inadequate housing, energy poverty and mass unemployment. Find how!
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.
