Rethink fuel poverty as a complex problem

Keith J. Baker; Ronald Mould; Scott Restrick

doi:10.1038/s41560-018-0204-2

Rethink fuel poverty as a complex problem

Keith J. Baker^*, Ronald Mould, Scott Restrick

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Abstract

Fuel poverty is a highly-complex social problem that is currently defined in technical and economic terms that prioritize energy performance measures as solutions. Yet considering the wider societal aspects of the condition demonstrates how adopting dynamic risk-based metrics can drive tailored and holistic folk-first outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	610-612
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Energy
Volume	3
Early online date	2 Jul 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0204-2
Publication status	Published - Aug 2018

Keywords

energy poverty
complex networks
energy and society
energy justice
risk

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Energy (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

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Baker, K.B. et al (2018) Rethinking fuel poverty as a complex problem
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The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Fossil Fuels and Energy Transitions
Wood, G. (ed.) & Baker, K. (ed.), 2020, 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 647 p.
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2 Citations (Scopus)
Carbon-Free, Poverty Free: Heating Options for Rural Scotland
Baker, K., Mould, R., Dalzell, C., McAlpine, R. & Shafi, J., 17 Jun 2019, Common Weal.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Energy Data Integration System: An Evaluation in a Scottish Context
Anke, O., Bowe, K., Dagnall, S. & Baker, K., 2019, Ricardo .
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Keith Baker
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- Civil Engineering and Environmental Management - Research Fellow
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Rethink fuel poverty as a complex problem

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UN SDGs

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The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Fossil Fuels and Energy Transitions

Carbon-Free, Poverty Free: Heating Options for Rural Scotland

Energy Data Integration System: An Evaluation in a Scottish Context

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