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Energy Research Topics: Fuel Poverty
Our research in this area is focused on examining how to eradicate fuel poverty in UK households as well as assessing the impact of current and possible future energy policies on vulnerable households. This research involves in-depth analysis of available household energy and income data and the assessment of policy options.
Projects
- Fuel Poverty Judicial Review
April 2008
Dr Brenda Boardman's witness statement for the legal case against the UK Government for failing to meet its legal requirements to eradicate fuel poverty under the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000
- Fuel Poverty Scoping Study
Completed Jul 05
A scoping study to investigate the need for a UK Fuel Poverty Research Centre, with input invited from key stakeholders.
- Competition for the Poor
Completed 02
An ECI report to provide advice on how to achieve full supply competition in the domestic sector without weakening further the most vulnerable households in Northern Ireland.
- Effective Advice
Completed 00
Examination of the effectiveness of energy advice to low income householders.
Documents & Media
Reports and written documents
- EFRA select committee inquiry on Energy efficiency and fuel poverty. Response from Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, October 2008.
- Documents for the Judicial Review on Fuel Poverty, 2008 put before the UK Government by Friends of the Earth and Help the Aged, with Dr Brenda Boardman supplying the key witness statement.
Judgment of the case by The Honourable Mr Justice McCombe | First witness statement by Dr Brenda Boardman, April 2008 | Second witness statement by Dr Brenda Boardman, September 2008 | Index Key
The Index Key document refers to external documents which are referred throughout the witness statement and noted by the square brackets after the relevant text.
- Fuel Poverty Research Centre scoping study report [PDF: 315KB]
- Brenda Boardman and Tina Fawcett (2002) Competition for the Poor. Liberalisation of electricity supply and fuel poverty: lessons from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [PDF: 346KB] Lower Carbon Futures, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK.
- Brenda Boardman and Sarah Darby (2000) Effective Advice. Energy Efficiency and the Disadvantaged. [PDF: 600KB] Energy and Environment Programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK.
Selected presentations
- UKERC Meeting Place Energy and Equity Workshop: Energy and Equity Brenda Boardman, (formerly) Co-Director, UK Energy Research Centre - 8th March 2007
- Joint action to combat energy poverty in Europe: research and policy challenges - Stefan Buzar. Presentation to the UKERC Meeting Place event: Joint action to combat energy poverty in Europe: research and policy challenges
- Energy Poverty research in the UK - Brenda Boardma. Presentation to the UKERC Meeting Place event: Joint action to combat energy poverty in Europe: research and policy challenges