Stakeholders at the centre: Redefining the concept of fuel poverty through participatory stakeholder...
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Stakeholders at the centre. Robert Marchand Supervisors: Prof. S.C.L. Koh, Prof. A. Brennan & Dr A. Genovese
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Stakeholders at the centre. Robert MarchandSupervisors: Prof. S.C.L. Koh, Prof. A. Brennan & Dr A. Genovese
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Contents• The Problem of fuel poverty• Critiquing the current measure• The importance of stakeholders• Realising stakeholder-centric fuel poverty measurement
The problem of fuel poverty
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The current picture• 3.5 million households in 2010
• 3 million “vulnerable”• Projected to be 3.9 million by end of 2012
• By 2016 between 3.1 million and 9.2 million• Dependent upon which measure is used.
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Fuel Poverty“ ... a fuel poor household is one which needs to spend more than 10% of its income on all fuel use and to heat its home to an adequate standard of warmth”
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Fuel Poverty ratio:Required Fuel Costs
(i.e. required usage x price)Income
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Fuel Poverty impacts• Significant health impications
• See Marmot Review (2011), Liddell and Morris (2010)
• Social impacts• Local pride, civic engagement, anti-social behaviour
• Legislative impacts• Achieving CO2 reduction targets (Climate Change Act, 2008 and Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act, 2000)
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Critiquing the current measure
The Hills Review• Commissioned by the UK government
• Emphasised a number of strengths & weaknesses of the current measure
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Strengths WeaknessUses modelled energy consumption
Overly sensitive to energy price changes
Official National Statistic
10% median is arbitrary and based upon 1988 spending
Increasingly utilised internationally
Unduly affected by mis-reporting of low incomes
Fuel Poverty & Fuel Prices
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DECC, 2012b:20
Hills proposed definition“The Government should adopt a new indicator of the extent of fuel poverty under which households are considered fuel poor if:
• They have required fuel costs that are above the median level; and
• Were they to spend that amount they would be left with a residual income below the official poverty line.”
Hills (2012:9)
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Critiquing the critique• Both measures have a technological and economical emphasis.
• Focus on three central drivers:• High required energy bill• Low income• Energy inefficient dwelling
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Critiquing the critique (cont.)
See Fahmy, Gordon, Patsios (2011)21/10/2022
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ObjectiveMeasures
Subjective
Measures
The importance of stakeholders
Stakeholder identification• Traditionally focussed around the firm.• Built upon concerns of maintaining
• Profits• Reputation• Brand etc.
• Move towards participatory processes• Understand needs• Realise positive outcomes
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Stakeholder identification• Policy documents refer to stakeholder needs.
• No attempt in literature to identify, justify or prioritise stakeholders21/10/202
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Stakeholder engagement• Including citizens in decision processes is beneficial• Increases representation
• Improves policy• But process starts once problem is defined
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Realising stakeholder-centric fuel poverty measurement
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Realising stakeholder-centric fuel poverty measurement • Identify fuel poverty stakeholders
• Facilitate development of stakeholder led definition
• Create stakeholder led measure
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Realising stakeholder-centric fuel poverty measurement • Compare with current available measures & new objective measure• EFA, CFA & SEM techniques as appropriate
• Identify best measure to:• Reduce fuel poverty• Allocate resources efficiently• Improve health• Meet WHECA, 2000, CCA, 2008, EU 2020 and EU 2050 targets.
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Robert MarchandCentre for Energy, Environment and Sustainability
(CEES)Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM)
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