In Great Britain several policy measures have been implemented in order to increase energy efficiency and to reduce carbon emissions. In the domestic sector, these targets can be achieved by improving space heating efficiency and, hence, decrease heating expenditures. However, before...

The present paper discusses the concept of fuel poverty taking into account the arbitrages made by households when they are facing economic constraints. Fuel poverty is still lacking a common definition throughout Europe: while the UK and France have (different) official definitions, there is...

Die Förderung regenerativer Energien in Deutschland durch das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) führt zu diversen Verteilungseffekten. Unterschiede in den geografischen und klimatischen Bedingungen sowie den Siedlungs- und Mieterstrukturen haben unter anderem eine erhebliche regionale...

A sustainable energy policy needs to balance between the reduction of carbon emissions and protection of vulnerable households and avoid a widening of the existing "energy gap" among the consumers. This study investigates energy spending for different consumer groups, in particular focussing on...