Energy poverty in Slovakia : Officially defined, but
misrepresented in major policies

J 2022

Energy poverty in Slovakia : Officially defined, but misrepresented in major policies

KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika and Dominik BOŘUTA

Basic information

Original name

Energy poverty in Slovakia : Officially defined, but misrepresented in major policies

Authors

KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Dominik BOŘUTA (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Energy Policy, Oxford, Elsevier, 2022, 0301-4215

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 9.000

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/22:00126121

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113095

UT WoS

000828205300004

Keywords in English

Energy poverty; Slovakia; Energy justice; Spatial justice

Abstract

V originále

Slovakia is one of the few countries with an official energy poverty definition. Nevertheless, it is listed among the ten most lagging EU Member States in terms of progress in alleviating energy poverty. There are also concerns about the fairness of measures to combat it. This paper builds on the energy justice perspective and a spatially-sensitive evaluation to critically analyse Slovak policies directly and indirectly tackling the issue. Do they reflect the three fundamental pillars of energy justice? And, given the issue's uneven socio-spatial occurrence in the country, are these policies designed and implemented to reduce pre-existing inequalities? We reveal that the multidimensional nature and specificities of energy poverty in Slovakia remain misrecognized in major policies. Moreover, there are shortcomings in the policies' distributional and participatory aspects. Most importantly, social welfare benefits are hard to access for energy-poor households, as are energy efficiency support schemes. Though some policies address dimensions linked to the issue, energy poverty's uneven incidence is not reflected. We conclude by pointing to the untapped potential of major policies in solving the problem.

Links

MUNI/A/1240/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky IV

Investor: Masaryk University

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KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika and Dominik BOŘUTA. Energy poverty in Slovakia : Officially defined, but misrepresented in major policies. Energy Policy. Oxford: Elsevier, 2022, vol. 168, September, p. 1-10. ISSN 0301-4215. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113095.

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KOĎOUSKOVÁ, Hedvika and Dominik BOŘUTA. Energy poverty in Slovakia : Officially defined, but misrepresented in major policies. \textit{Energy Policy}. Oxford: Elsevier, 2022, vol.~168, September, p.~1-10. ISSN~0301-4215. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113095.

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