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How to improve the quality of life of the energy poor?

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  • Jakub Sokolowski
  • Jan Frankowski

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The living conditions of the energy poor in Poland are unacceptable. One of the core factors for this is living in old and uninsulated buildings. This deteriorates health and poses a higher likelihood of musculoskeletal and cardiovascular diseases development. Additionally, heating with inefficient coal or wood-fired stoves is associated with a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases. We propose two instruments that may improve quality of life among the energy-poor population. Firstly, the introduction of a targeted fuel allowance for clean heating. Secondly, a full subsidy for thermal retrofit and heat source replacement as well as connecting multi-family dwellings to gas and heating networks. As a result, this will translate into a comprehensive reduction of energy poverty.

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  • Jakub Sokolowski & Jan Frankowski, 2021. "How to improve the quality of life of the energy poor?," IBS Policy Papers 01/2021, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibt:ppaper:pp012021
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    1. Piotr Lewandowski & Jakub Sokolowski & Jan Frankowski, 2020. "Energy poverty, housing conditions, and self-assessed health: evidence from Poland," IBS Working Papers 10/2020, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych.
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    1. Marlena Piekut, 2021. "Between Poverty and Energy Satisfaction in Polish Households Run by People Aged 60 and Older," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-30, September.

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    Keywords

    energy poverty; life quality;

    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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