Mapping Regional Vulnerability to Energy Poverty in Poland

Raising concerns about the effectiveness of energy poverty policy actions in Poland, such as Clean Air and Stop Smog, brings forward need to apply different strategies identify poor. More than 13.7% Polish households were poor 2018 according ability-to-keep-home-warm indicator. This study proposes enhancing model-based approach measure households’ poverty. Our goal is assess regional vulnerability Poland. The relies on three national datasets conducted two steps. Energy Consumption Survey (2018) Household Budget provide data for modeling household’s first step. Local Data Bank (2019) gives information potential factors increasing evaluated second We multiple linear regression energy-poor principal components analysis examine regions’ factors. As a result, we produce several maps showing spatial distribution 380 districts. results indicate that some northern, southern eastern districts Poland are primary targets actions.