Tackling Fuel Poverty: Bridging the divide for low income and vulnerable communities

解决燃料贫困：弥合低收入和弱势社区的鸿沟

• 批准号: EP/I030832/1
• 负责人: Philip Brown
• 金额: $ 7.41万
• 依托单位: University of Salford
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FI030832%2F1
• 关键词: Tackling; Fuel; Poverty; Bridging; divide

There is little doubt that the UK is facing an energy crisis, within the next 5 years fuel prices are set to treble, meaning that thousands of people on low income will soon be forced into fuel poverty. Coupled with this, is the global drive to reduce carbon emissions and develop more energy efficient products. In both its Energy Review (2006) and the Energy White Paper (2007), the UK Government identified two major challenges for the UK: securing an energy supply for the future and reducing carbon emissions through reduced-carbon energy generation and energy saving. The Government regards energy efficiency as central to achieving its fuel poverty targets. However, it has become clear that in order to tackle this issue effectively amongst those on the lowest incomes and most vulnerable requires an interdisciplinary approach between the social sciences and those involved in the engineering and development of energy efficient measures. For many low-income and vulnerable households, the problem is how to afford the energy they need to warm and their homes to an adequate standard, as well as how to afford the up-front cost of the insulation and heating measures necessary to improve their home's thermal efficiency. The latest projections, form DECC, suggest that there were around 4.6 million fuel poor households in England in 2009 (Department Energy Climate Change, Annual Energy Statement, 2010).There is currently a range of energy saving measures available for free or at a much reduced cost for low income households. However, there is much evidence to suggest that the uptake of these options is well below the national average for those who are classed as vulnerable and low incomes. The proposed activity looks to explore this further and put in place the links to assist in addressing the current mis-match between what we know about people and communities and how technology is developed, supplied and installed in households. There is general recognition that the technology has been developed sufficiently to improve the energy efficiency of domestic dwellings, through retrofit projects. The focus of this hop would be to better understand and explore the role that building materials and technology play in alleviating the presence of fuel poverty in the lives of vulnerable people. The activity aims to develop a better understanding as to the inter-disciplinary challenges and opportunities to tackling fuel poverty faced by these local vulnerable residents and social renting tenants, including those on low incomes, the older people, people with disabilities and life-limiting conditions, and families with young children (particularly single parents), as well as looking at the issues faced by housing providers, developers and technology providers. The project will also look at a range of issues faced by the geographic location of households for instance: urban, rural and coastal residents. This activity will consist of: reviews of literature; surveys and interviews with vulnerable and low-income households; engagement with various key stakeholders; workshops with organisations and industry within the retrofit technology supply chain; and, continued inter-disciplinary dialogue and learning.

毫无疑问，英国正面临着能源危机，在未来5年内，燃料价格将上涨两倍，这意味着成千上万的低收入者将很快被迫陷入燃料贫困。与此同时，全球都在努力减少碳排放，开发更节能的产品。联合王国政府在其《能源审查》（2006年）和《能源白色文件》（2007年）中确定了联合王国面临的两大挑战：确保未来的能源供应，以及通过减少碳排放的能源生产和节能来减少碳排放。政府认为，能源效率是实现燃料贫穷目标的核心。然而，很明显，为了在最低收入和最弱势群体中有效解决这一问题，需要在社会科学和参与设计和开发节能措施的人员之间采取跨学科的方法。对于许多低收入和弱势家庭来说，问题是如何负担得起取暖和使房屋达到适当标准所需的能源，以及如何负担得起提高房屋热效率所需的绝缘和取暖措施的前期费用。能源和气候变化部的最新预测表明，2009年英格兰约有460万户燃料贫乏家庭（能源和气候变化部，2010年年度能源声明）。目前，低收入家庭可以免费或以低得多的成本获得一系列节能措施。然而，有大量证据表明，对于那些被归类为弱势和低收入群体的人来说，这些选择的接受率远低于全国平均水平。拟议的活动旨在进一步探讨这一点，并建立联系，以协助解决目前我们对人和社区的了解与技术如何开发、供应和安装到家庭之间的不匹配问题。人们普遍认识到，通过改造项目，这一技术已经发展到足以提高家庭住宅的能源效率。本次跳跃的重点是更好地理解和探索建筑材料和技术在减轻弱势群体生活中燃料贫困方面的作用。该活动旨在更好地了解这些当地弱势居民和社会租房租户面临的跨学科挑战和机遇，包括低收入者，老年人，残疾人和生活限制条件，以及有幼儿的家庭（特别是单亲家长），以及研究住房提供者、开发商和技术提供者所面临的问题。该项目还将研究家庭地理位置所面临的一系列问题，例如：城市、农村和沿海居民。这项活动将包括：文献综述;对弱势和低收入家庭进行调查和访谈;与各主要利益攸关方接触;与改造技术供应链内的组织和行业举办讲习班;以及继续进行跨学科对话和学习。

项目成果

Narrative: An ontology, epistemology and methodology for pro-environmental psychology research

• DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.006
• 发表时间: 2017-09-01
• 期刊: ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
• 影响因子: 6.7
• 作者: Brown, Philip

Retrofitting social housing: reflections by tenants on adopting and living with retrofit technology

改造社会住房：租户对改造技术的采用和居住的反思

• DOI: 10.1007/s12053-013-9245-3
• 发表时间: 2014
• 期刊: Energy Efficiency
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: Brown P

Erratum to: Retrofitting social housing: reflections by tenants on adopting and living with retrofit technology

勘误表：改造社会住房：租户对采用改造技术和生活的反思

• DOI: 10.1007/s12053-015-9381-z
• 发表时间: 2015
• 期刊: Energy Efficiency
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: Brown P

An Integrated Behavioural Model for the Delivery of Retrofit in UK Social Housing

英国社会住房改造的综合行为模型

• 发表时间: 2012
• 作者: Will Swan