Dr Mari Martiskainen has been invited to join the Mayor of London Fuel Poverty Partnership.
Tag: energy cafés
Energy justice: bringing people back to the heart of energy decisions
This blog is based on conversations with Dr Kirsten Jenkins, who worked on Energy Justice and Transitions with Prof Benjamin Sovacool while at CIED. She has now moved on to a new role at the University of Brighton. Energy issues are often treated as technical problems with technical fixes. In this context, scientists, economists and …
Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
According to a new report by National Energy Action (NEA) , a national charity seeking to end fuel poverty, the UK has the sixth worst long-term rate of excess winter mortality out of 30 European countries, with an average of 9,700 deaths per year attributed to cold homes. Fuel poverty can affect the most vulnerable …
As the temperature drops… Energy advice for energy poverty alleviation
Blog by Louise Sunderland. As the weather turned really cold for the first time last month the UK government published its latest piece of research into fuel poverty (energy poverty) – a report on the behaviours and attitudes of the fuel poor. The research report contains some interesting if not wholly new insights into the …
Energy bills, consumer power and beyond
Reflections on the 7th Big Energy Saving Week by Nora Blascsok Events across the country are taking place this week to create public awareness around saving money on energy bills. The Big Energy Saving Week is an initiative run by Citizens Advice, the Energy Saving Trust and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy …
Past Event
Community action addressing fuel poverty
1 May, 2018 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jubilee G32
Dr Mari Martiskainen speaks on how community groups are addressing fuel poverty in the UK. All welcome!
Energy cafes can play a key role in targeting fuel poverty, argues new report
Community-run energy advice centres or ‘energy cafés’, can play a key role in targeting fuel poverty, according to a new report published today.
Briefings and reports
Past Event
Community action addressing fuel poverty
12 December, 2017 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jubilee G32
Mari is going to present her research on energy cafes and fuel poverty. All welcome!
CIED researcher discusses fuel poverty at Brighton General Hospital
Dr Mari Martiskainen was invited to give a presentation on her fuel poverty research to a ‘Care without Carbon’ session at Brighton General Hospital.
Equity and justice in the energy system – the case of fuel poverty in the UK
We are again getting to the time of the year when the days are getting shorter and the nights colder. Many of us are turning our heating on, without having to think too much about it. However, many others are in a situation where they cannot afford heating in their homes and this time of …
Tackling Fuel Poverty – Whose responsibility is it?
By Mari Martiskainen and Sarah Schepers, Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, November 2015 Fuel poverty – an issue affecting 2.35 million people in England alone, one that has wide-reaching causes and implications not only for those directly affected, but also for the wider society and economy. Annually, It costs the NHS approximately £1.36m as …
As thousands die, the UK must face up to its responsibilities on fuel poverty
As we approach winter, many of us start turning the heating back on, but there are thousands of people across the UK who dread the onset of colder weather as they are forced into the fuel poverty trap. It is a phenomenon that kills, and worse, something we have become accustomed to. Another year, another …
