Journal
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Volume 3, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/frsc.2021.645624
Keywords
energy poverty; energy justice; energy transition; energy governance; the Netherlands
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Funding
- COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) [CA16232]
- Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland under the project User-Centred Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Programme by International Energy Agency Hard-to-Reach Energy Users Annex
- European Union [752870, 847052]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [752870] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [847052] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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The article discusses the development of energy poverty as a national agenda in the Netherlands, noting how local government actions on this issue and EU climate reporting requirements have aligned to bring energy poverty to the forefront. Additionally, the limited recognition of vulnerable energy consumers in national policy is highlighted, with a clear call for more comprehensive policies to address this issue.
Energy poverty is emerging as a national agenda in the Netherlands. Local authority leadership and action on this agenda, and European Union reporting requirements around the energy transition have aligned to create an opportunity to establish a national agenda on this issue. Early action on energy poverty by local authorities stemmed from their recognition of the value of addressing environmental, health, social welfare and poverty goals through measures to address the problem. In contrast, the experiences of vulnerable energy consumers have limited recognition in national policy. Meanwhile EU requirements for climate reporting include a specification for measuring and monitoring energy poverty. This growing momentum has resulted in an emerging interest in energy poverty as a means to achieve a just transition at a national level, as reflected in the Dutch National Climate and Energy Plan. In this paper, we profile the case of the Netherlands, and outline the opportunity we see for the development of an energy poverty agenda in national energy transition policy, as part of a multi-level energy governance effort. We report on a national stakeholder workshop that we led, linking the lived experience of energy poverty in the Netherlands with policy solutions. Following the clear call for a national policy in this workshop, we also outline a strategy for engagement with energy poverty in the Netherlands, published recently in a white paper on this topic.
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