Exploring Energy Poverty in Urban and Rural Contexts in the Era of Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries and Israel

Dušana Dokupilová (), Ana Stojilovska, Pedro Palma, João Pedro Gouveia, Eleftheria G. Paschalidou, Roberto Barrella, Marielle Feenstra, Ana Horta, Carmen Sánchez-Guevara, József Kádár, Majda Tesanovic, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis and Tareq Abu Hamed
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Dušana Dokupilová: Institute for Forecasting of the Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šancová 56, 811 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
Ana Stojilovska: Department of Government and Public Policy, Institute for Political Science, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Tóth Kálmán utca 4, 1097 Budapest, Hungary
Pedro Palma: CENSE, FCT-NOVA—Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research, CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
João Pedro Gouveia: CENSE, FCT-NOVA—Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research, CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Eleftheria G. Paschalidou: Applied Economics Laboratory (AELab), School of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Roberto Barrella: Chair of Energy and Poverty, ICAI School of Engineering, Comillas Pontifical University, Alberto Aguilera, 25, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Marielle Feenstra: 75inQ Institute Inclusive Energy Transition, Vlamingstraat 28, 2629 KX Delft, The Netherlands
Ana Horta: Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1600-189 Lisbon, Portugal
Carmen Sánchez-Guevara: School of Architecture, ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Avda. Juan de Herrera 4, 28040 Madrid, Spain
József Kádár: Haifa Center for German and European Studies, University of Haifa, Abba Khoushy Ave. 199, Haifa 3498838, Israel
Majda Tesanovic: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Tuzla, Franjevacka 2, 75 000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nikolaos S. Thomaidis: Department of Financial and Management Engineering, University of the Aegean, 41 Kountouriotou Str., 82100 Chios, Greece
Tareq Abu Hamed: Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Kibbutz Ketura, D.N. Hevel Eilot 8884000, Israel

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-24

Abstract: This article examines the multidimensional problem of energy poverty, focusing on its connections to climate change and its manifestation at rural and urban scales across selected European countries and Israel. The study examined 31 locations in eight countries with diverse geographical and economic backgrounds: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, North Macedonia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, and Israel. The article aims to understand how winter energy vulnerability in rural and urban locations in these countries could be identified using selected energy poverty indicators and how it evolves under the influence of climate change. A set of sociodemographic, infrastructural, and economic variables, combined with climate analysis, were selected and assessed for their impact on energy poverty. We found that energy poverty in most countries depends significantly on location and regional development. Due to a combination of factors influencing energy poverty, rural households tend to be more vulnerable. Furthermore, climate change consequences will likely leave rural areas more likely to experience energy poverty in the future.

Keywords: winter energy poverty; rural–urban divide; buildings; socioeconomic factors; impacts of climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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