This presentation introduces the Life Programme RENOVERTY project, its main objectives and preliminary results from its activities so far.
Current ongoing activities of the project include the study of the framework on energy poverty and energy efficiency policies in rural environments. This study investigates drivers of energy poverty and barriers to energy efficiency policy implementation in rural areas, through a review of more than 80 scientific and policy sources, and an EU-wide survey with more than 130 responses from relevant actors, stakeholders, and energy experts.
It overall examines the status of energy poverty in rural areas, the specific challenges and the most prominent drivers of energy poverty, as well as the most prominent solutions.