Fixing fuel poverty: challenges and solutions /
by Brenda Boardman
- London: Earthscan, 2010.
1.Political recognition -- 2.Finding the fuel poor -- 3.Income as a cause -- 4.Fuel prices and policy -- 5.Energy use and emissions -- 6.Energy efficiency of the housing stock -- 7.Warmth and health: the benefits of action and the penalties of inaction -- 8.Governance and budgets -- 9.Solutions.
Begins by discussing the political awakening to the issue and exploring just who constitutes the fuel poor. This title examines the factors that contribute to fuel poverty - low incomes, high fuel prices and poor quality housing - and looks at and evaluates the policies that have been employed to help reduce the problem.