Energy poverty in Italy

Journal title PRISMA Economia - Società - Lavoro
Author/s Luciano Lavecchia
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2024/2
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 22-34 File size 236 KB
DOI 10.3280/PRI2024-002003
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Energy poverty is a phenomenon that affects an average of 2 million families in our country, with a differentiated incidence between the North (minor) and the South (major), as well as between the city (minor) and the countryside (major). The significant weight of the costs for heating homes, equal on average to two thirds of domestic energy expenses, has directed the attention of contrast policies towards winter heating needs, also through interventions aimed at improving the energy efficiency of properties. On the other hand, ongoing climate change suggests the need for adaptation policies also in relation to extreme climate phenomena, such as heat waves. This work highlights the heterogeneity of the phenomenon both in its spatial and social dimensions, and presents some initial evidence on the need for policies for summer cooling.

Keywords: energy poverty, Italy, inequality, taxation.

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Luciano Lavecchia, La povertà energetica in Italia in "PRISMA Economia - Società - Lavoro" 2/2024, pp 22-34, DOI: 10.3280/PRI2024-002003