Abstract:
The Hard-to-Reach Energy Users (HTR) Task has estimated that over ⅔ of the human population can be regarded as HTR energy users. Characterising this very large energy user segment and starting the community and frontline sector outreach via field research pilots was the main focus of Phase 1 of the HTR Task. Phase 2 pursues two main objectives:
- To build on Phase 1 and examine the underlying causes (rather than just the symptoms) for energy hardship and injustice, so as to ensure a “fair, orderly and equitable energy transition” for all.
2. To focus on hidden energy users, which includes those living in hidden hardship, those who choose to remain hidden, and those who are hidden because they are deprioritised or disregarded by policy makers and programme managers.
The main research objective for Year 1 of Phase 2 was to uncover unintended consequences that arose when policies, programmes, and other interventions were designed and delivered without taking energy equity and HTR and hidden energy end user needs into consideration. These unintended consequences are described in a recent report using mixed method research into specific examples, their causes, and potential solutions. We provide recommendations of what government policy makers, industry programme managers, researchers, and other programme designers should consider before designing, delivering and evaluating programmes that do not achieve their intended outcomes, and may potentially backfire or even cause harm. This webinar provided a summary overview of our main findings.
Presenter(s):
Dr Sea Rotmann, HTR Task Leader
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