US EditionRural Europe Faces a Disproportionate Burden of Energy Poverty, New Report Reveals
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The coordinator of the National Strategy for Combating Poverty (ENCP) defended today that "there is much work to be done" to combat energy poverty in Portugal, where 38% of the population lives in homes that are not sufficiently fresh enough. "Paraly 38% of the population is living in houses that are not fresh enough during summer. These numbers show us the reality and the work we have to do," Sandra Araujo in Coimbra referred to during the even…
Rural Europe faces a disproportionate burden of energy poverty, new report reveals
Nearly 48 million Europeans are struggling to heat their homes, and rural households are at the forefront of the crisis, according to a new report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) The study emphasises how rural areas across the EU face higher levels of energy poverty, driven by a mix of socio-economic and infrastructural challenges, but also have strong potential for sustainable, long-term solutions. Rural households hi…
Energy poverty, for a household, means not being able to access the energy needed for essential services such as heating and cooling. This has a serious impact on the health and well-being of the inhabitants, especially in hot summers and cold winters. Rural areas in the EU are particularly affected by lower average incomes, along with generally larger, older and less energy efficient housing than urban and suburban buildings. However, rural are…
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