Decarbonising heat in social rented housing: developing a greener, fairer and more equal society?

目的和目标本研究旨在通过研究热量脱碳对居住在社会租赁部门的租户的影响，来探索减少热量脱碳和减少燃料贫困的政策目标是否一致。这项纵向比较研究将探索两个改装社会住房项目安装前、安装期间和安装后的热脱碳阶段。从最初的决策到安装后的结果，热脱碳过程将通过能源正义透镜进行探索。在追求上述目标的过程中，研究将解决以下问题：在政策和项目制定、实施和实施后阶段，利益相关者和家庭确定气候变化和燃料贫困政策之间的紧张程度有多大？社会房东在为改装热脱碳项目选择物业和指定技术时考虑哪些因素？家庭对他们在决策过程中的角色和为决策提供的信息的看法是什么？家庭的燃料账单以及经历燃料贫困的可能性在多大程度上受到了零或低碳供暖的影响？低碳干预后，人们对家庭能源使用的热舒适认知和行为发生了多大程度的变化(S)，房东的支持是否影响了任何变化？热脱碳的影响在多大程度上公平地在社会租赁部门的家庭之间分配？方法本研究将采用苏格兰社会房东正在实施的两个改装热脱碳项目的比较案例研究方法，采用混合方法。其目的是包括：对如何达成实施脱碳供热计划的决定并将其传达给家庭的文件分析在咨询会议和活动中的观察对居民家庭的半结构化访谈，干预前和干预后的温度监测，干预前和干预后对燃料账单和能源使用的分析，干预前和干预后与主要利益相关者的访谈，包括房东和政策制定者。结果预计这项研究将产生一篇大约80-100,000字的完整论文，还可能产生一些其他成果，包括：研讨会和会议报告；学术期刊上的文章；为政策制定者和实践者受众提供的简报。所有产出的副本将提供给能源署。

Aims and Objectives This study aims to explore whether the policy aims of decarbonising heat and reducing fuel poverty are compatible by studying the impact of heat decarbonisation on tenants living in the social rented sector. This longitudinal comparative study will explore the pre-, during and post-installation stages of heat decarbonisation in two retrofit social housing projects. The heat decarbonisation process, from initial decision making to post-installation results, will be explored through an energy justice lens.In pursuing the above aim, the research will address the following questions:To what extent were tensions between climate change and fuel poverty policy identified by stakeholders and households during the policy and project formulation, implementation, and post-implementation periods?What factors did social landlords consider when selecting properties and specifying technologies for retrofit heat decarbonisation projects?What were households' perceptions of their roles in the decision-making process and the information provided to aid decision-making? To what extent were households' fuel bills, and likelihood of experiencing fuel poverty, affected by the change to zero or low carbon heating?To what extent did thermal comfort perception and behaviour towards household energy use change following low carbon intervention(s), and was any change impacted by landlord support? To what extent were the impacts of heat decarbonisation distributed fairly between households within the social rented sector?MethodsThis research will take a comparative case study approach of two retrofit heat decarbonisation projects being carried out by Scottish social landlords, using mixed methods. It is intended to include:Documentary analysis of how decisions to implement decarbonised heat schemes were reached, and were communicated to householdsObservation at consultation meetings and eventsSemi-structured interviews with resident households, pre- and post-interventionTemperature monitoring, pre- and post-interventionAnalysis of fuel bills and energy usage, pre- and post-interventionInterviews with key stakeholders, including landlords and policymakers.OutputsIt is anticipated that the research will produce a full thesis of approximately 80-100,000 words, and may also result in a number of other outputs including: seminar and conference presentations; articles in academic journals; briefing notes for policymaker and practitioner audiences. Copies of all outputs will be provided to the Energy Agency.