Bulgaria is at the final stage of adopting an official definition of energy poverty. The definition is the result of long expert studies using experimental data and pilot testing. The final version will be developed after a consultative process involving experts from the public administration,… Read More »Bulgaria is about to adopt a definition of energy poverty
In Madrid, during the first weeks of February, Summer Energy Poverty Agents recruitment sessions were held at the premises of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, as well as at the Universidad San Pablo CEU and at the company Schneider Electric. A total of 41 people… Read More »Recruitment outreach, SEPAs training and Coolkids preparation
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
Association CSEG took part in the XVI National Conference of ABEA (the Association of Bulgarian Energy Agencies) on 29th and 30th of November, 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria. This time the topic of the conference was “Energy Efficiency and RES – how to meet the challenges… Read More »Presentation of Cooltorise at an Annual Conference on Energy Poverty in Bulgaria
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
2023 started in a powerful way, with Cooltorise being represented in the first “Prosvasi talk” on “Energy crisis in practical terms”. Prosvasi talks is a discussion series covering a variety of topics around democracy and social justice, organised by the Greek CSO Prosvasi. In this… Read More »Prosvasi talks: The energy crisis in practical terms
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
