I recently spent a few weeks travelling around Thailand, a journey that included the visit to the country’s two main … More
Author: stiradoherrero
Hungarian PM announces a further 10% cut in utility costs: three questions
In Hungary, the price of imported natural gas – the most common fuel for domestic space heating – has been a key factor determining the affordability of household energy services during the 2000s. If in the first half of the decade its price increased at a relatively slow pace, above inflation rate and below the rate of increase of salaries and pensions, this situation changed drastically in 2006.
New paper by a member of the EVALUATE project team
Tirado Herrero, S., Ürge-Vorsatz, D., Petrichenko, K. 2013. Fuel poverty alleviation as a co-benefit of climate investments: evidence from Hungary. Proceedings of the ECEEE Summer Study 2013. 3-8 June 2013. Belambra Presqu’île de Giens, France.
Guest contribution: The Spanish electricity market – a critical review
Following the discussion started in our previous post about energy poverty in Spain, guest contributor Aurèlia Mañé Estrada (University of Barcelona) … More
More on illegal coal mining and energy vulnerability in Ukraine
By Sergio Tirado Herrero If you were interested in one of my previous blog posts about the documentary film Pit … More
Energy poverty in Spain: the politicisation of energy vulnerability at an early stage
By Sergio Tirado Herrero Research on energy poverty in the EU (Healy, 2004) found out substantially high percentages of population … More
Pit No. 8 – a documentary film on energy vulnerability and failed transition in Ukraine
By Sergio Tirado Herrero When Marianna Kaat, Estonian filmmaker and director Pit No. 8, was ready to start filming his … More
When renovations have a hidden agenda: renoviction
By Sergio Tirado Herrero Incentives split between owners and tenants are often mentioned as a significant barrier to energy efficiency … More