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This year, we started by updating the training materials for the Summer Energy Poverty Agents (SEPAs). This was done on the basis of surveys of SEPAs who completed their training in 2022, which allowed us to identify some key points for improvement. Based on these… Read More »Preparations for 2023: updating SEPAs training material and contact with social organisations

One of the European Union’s most ambitious goals in the fight against climate change is to reduce emissions to zero by 2050. To achieve this, the Commission employes all the tools at its disposal, including the proposal of new regulations and directives. One of these… Read More »Renewed attention of the EC on energy poverty

During 2022, the Cooltorise project had an important presence in Spain, reflected in the activities carried out in Madrid and Barcelona. The first activities consisted of planning and recruiting people to be trained as Summer Energy Poverty Agents (SEPAs), whose purpose is to approach vulnerable… Read More »A look at 2022 through the experiences of Cooltorise

As reported by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European Union’s Earth Programme, the last eight years have been the hottest ever recorded on Earth. Compared to the period 1991-2020, the global temperature is now 0.3°C higher; whereas, compared to the period 1850-1900, the temperature… Read More »Global warming and the invisibility of summer energy poverty

In Madrid, in the framework of the Cooltorise project, the first cycle of participation in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid’s Learning and Service programme has ended. This was set up as one of the main channels for the recruitment and training of Summer Energy Poverty… Read More »Closing participation in Learning and Service at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and initiating the corporate volunteer work program in Barcelona

Following a request from the EU Council, on September 21 and 22, the European Economic and Social Committee met to draw up an opinion on measures to tackle energy poverty. The EESC addressed the issue of energy poverty by taking into consideration not only the… Read More »The European Economic and Social Committee’s recommendations on tackling energy poverty