The starting premise in the analysis of energy poverty is that the transition to a new socially just energy model must be shaped by tools that respond to social consequences. This podcast responds to relevant questions linked to the definition and measurement of energy poverty, its main causes and effects, the assessment of the problem magnitude, actions taken and mechanisms for tackling energy poverty and the potential for improvement with new tools in the fight against this problem.
About Elisa Trujillo-Baute
Elisa Trujillo-Baute is a PhD in economics from the University of Barcelona, Serra Hunter Fellow (Reader) at the University of Lleida and senior researcher at the Barcelona Institute of Economics. She has participated in numerous national and international projects developed within the field of applied economics oriented to the evaluation of public policies and regulation of the energy sector in the context of European countries. Her contributions related to the analysis of the energy transition are classified into three lines of research: markets, networks and poverty. The market line studies the effect of the transition on retail prices (Trujillo-Baute, E. et. Al. 2018; Costa-Campi, MT et. Al. 2016; Costa-Campi, M.T. & Trujillo-Baute, E. 2015) and wholesalers (Batalla, J. et. Al. 2019; Grossi, L. et. Al. 2018; Batalla, J. & Trujillo-Baute, E. 2016) of energy. On the other hand, network research analyzes the impact that the commitment to a greater use of renewable energies has on the efficiency of the system, in terms of the losses they generate (Costa-Campi, et. Al. 2018) and the effect of these in CO2 emissions (Daví, D. et. al. 2017), and in terms of how the location of new renewable influence the energy efficiency (congestion) of the networks (Costa-Campi, MT et. al. 2020a & 2021). Finally, the youngest line is that of energy poverty, which studies the social justice component of the energy transition, with emphasis on the analysis of its determinants (Costa-Campi, MT et. Al. 2020b) and on the scope of the effect of alternative policies (via income or energy efficiency) to combat energy poverty.