Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps.

Singh, Anita; Strachan, Peter

Abstract

Fuel poverty occurs when a household cannot afford to adequately heat their home or meet basic energy requirements. National Energy Action’s figures for April 2024, show 6 million UK households are in fuel poverty. Fuel poverty problem needs to be addressed along with decarbonisation of heating and achieving the net zero target. This study aims to identify the main causes of fuel poverty and critically analyse the impact of policy measures taken by the UK government, with a view to provide alternative green approaches to combat the crisis. The government needs to control inflation which has a significant bearing on the fuel poverty. Oil prices affect fuel poverty but are driven by international market. Government needs to focus on alternative energy sources to reduce the dependence on oil because of the lack of control on the oil price.

Citation

SINGH, A. and STRACHAN, P. 2024. Decarbonising heating and fuel poverty in the UK: causes, policy implications, and the next steps. Presented at the 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference, 15-16 May 2024, Glasgow, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: 2024 All-energy exhibition and conference
• Conference Location: Glasgow, UK
• Start Date: May 15, 2024
• End Date: May 16, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jul 2, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 2, 2024
• Keywords: Decarbonisation; Heathing; Fuel poverty; United Kingdom
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2403303