Naslov
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENERGY POVERTY FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CROATIAN ECONOMY

Autori
Pudić, Dalibor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
8th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ECONOMY OF EASTERN CROATIA – VISION AND GROWTH / Leko Šimić, Mirna ; Crnković, Boris - Osijek : Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2019, 131-139

Skup
8. međunarodni znanstveni simpozij: Gospodarstvo istočne Hrvatske – vizija i razvoj = 8th International Scientific Symposium: Economy of Eastern Croatia – Vision and Growth

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 30.05.2019. - 31.05.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
energy poverty, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, development

Sažetak
Energy poverty in developed countries is a consequence of the abolition of government intervention in energy prices as well as high energy prices. The aim of this paper is to research quality of measures to combat energy poverty. The implemented methodology included an analysis of measures to combat energy poverty in European countries and analysis and quality of Croatian measures to combat energy poverty. The combat energy poverty can only be carried out with high quality measures while bad measures send the wrong image to customers. While access to energy is one of the ways to combat poverty, high energy price affects a lot of people who cannot pay for it. Furthermore, incentive measures aimed at developing renewable energy sources and energy efficiency requirements increase the energy price. High-income households can invest in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, but low-income households cannot replace the appliances with high energy consumption with those that have lower consumption. Hence, their energy consumption (that is higher than the average) has a significant impact on their economic status and social inclusion. The first research on poverty in the Republic of Croatia was carried out by the World Bank and the Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics in 1998, when 4% very poor households were detected. Newer research resulted with a higher percentage of those who are not able to ensure adequate heating in the coldest months. The results of this research point out that Croatia does not have good measures to combat energy poverty because the measures included a significantly smaller number of households with extremely large funds.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo, Ekonomija

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