Understanding Energy Poverty: A Briefing for Charities and Community Group
Understanding Energy Poverty: A Briefing for Charities and Community Group
Rising energy prices, along with the cost-of-living crisis, have pushed 29% of Irish households into energy poverty. This is the highest figure ever recorded. The effects go beyond finances; energy poverty also harms health and well-being.
For charities, community groups, and development workers, this crisis is impossible to ignore. Join our online briefing to learn about the causes of energy poverty, how it’s measured, its impact, and the realities behind the numbers.
Hosted by the Irish Energy Poverty Observatory (IREPO), this briefing will cover:
- Understanding Energy Poverty
- What is energy poverty?
- What causes it?
- How is it measured?
- Who is most affected?
- The Impact of Energy Poverty
- What are the social and economic effects?
- What health issues arise from energy poverty?
- What can we do about Energy Poverty?
- What roles do government and policymakers play?
- What is IREPO?
- What is IREPO's Webtool and Database?
- How can stakeholders use these resources?
Join us on 23 April for this free online briefing.
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below. Tickets are booked over Eventbrite.
- This event will take place on Zoom.
- Closed Captions can be enabled by attendees.
Please email ames@wheel.ie if you have any special requirements.
Meet The Speakers
Dr Fabio Silva, BSc CS, MBA, Software Engineering, MSc, and PhD, is a Senior Researcher in the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), part of the Tyndall National Institute, and the University College Cork (UCC), in Ireland. Fabio works on projects covering a broad range of aspects of energy poverty and energy technologies. Fabio is a member of the Alliance for IoT and Edge Computing Innovation (AIOTI) Energy Working Group51, the IEEE Power & Energy Society, and the IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT). Also, he is the co-Principal Investigator and Project Leader in the Irish Energy Poverty Observatory (IREPO), and Principal Investigator in the EPCO - A co-designed framework to address groups most vulnerable to energy poverty.
Dr. Dewi Dimyati-Vliexs is an EU Section Lead at the South East Energy Agency, with over 16 years of experience in renewable energy, climate action, and EU-funded project delivery. Within the context of the IREPO project, Dewi contributes her expertise in energy systems, data-driven decision-making, and stakeholder engagement to support a deeper understanding of energy poverty and its impacts at local and regional levels. Her work focuses on translating complex data and research into practical insights that can inform policy, support programmes, and on-the-ground action. Her presentation will focus on:
“EPAH report for identifying EU regions with higher vulnerability to severe energy poverty: Ireland case study.”
More speakers will be announced shortly!
