Implications of energy poverty and climate change in Italian regions
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Springer Nature
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Energy poverty Italy Climate change Households Energy demand
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2023-06-20Referencia bibliográfica
Berti, K., Bienvenido-Huertas, D., Bellicoso, A. et al. Implications of energy poverty and climate change in Italian regions. Energy Efficiency 16, 51 (2023). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-023-10133-5]
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Universidad de Sevilla/CBUA; Fondazione Ferdinando Filauro; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation PID2021-122437OA-I00; Andalusian Ministry of Development, Articulation of the Territory and Housing US.22-02; Thematic Network 722RT0135; University of Granada PPA 2022-08Resumen
Energy poverty is one of the main challenges that governments must address. This aspect acquires great relevance if it is combined with the expected climatic evolution trends. These climatic changes can have a major impact in countries with a significant variety of climates, such as Italy. For this reason, in this study, an analysis of the risk of energy poverty disaggregated by the regions of Italy with different climate change scenarios was carried out. For this, statistical data available from the different regions were used, and the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) climate change scenarios were considered. The analysis found that the Lombardy region could be one of the regions most affected by energy poverty. This aspect is due to the combination of factors such as the old building stock, energy demand, and the remarkable presence of vulnerable families, which causes a higher risk in the region compared to other Italian regions. On the other side, the study revealed an important risk of energy poverty in the Southern regions, which are characterized by the lowest incomes of the country and are particularly affected by the change in cooling degree days in future scenarios.