Cyprus Institute researchers Melina Moleskis, Pantelis Solomou and Theodoros Zachariadis, with the collaboration of Meltem Ikinci, a consultant at the World Bank, have just published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy accompanied by a Policy Brief, with recommendations to tackle energy poverty based on the findings of behavioural science. Energy poverty is a pressing issue across Europe, at a time when the European Union is preparing to launch the Social Climate Fund in 2026 to relieve vulnerable households and small businesses from increased energy costs. Using the most recent grant scheme in Cyprus about energy renovations in residences as an example, the researchers provide practical advice based on a critical but overlooked aspect of energy poverty: the behavioural barriers that prevent vulnerable households from applying for a grant.
The Policy Brief is available here (in English) and here (in Greek), and the scientific article here.
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