International Annual Conference on Energy Poverty 2023 | European Commission | 18 September 2023 | TBA, Warsaw, Poland.

The event aims to address the transition from emergency coping mechanisms to sustainable policies and measures to reduce energy poverty for all including energy-poor and vulnerable consumers and debate on recommendations for member states and municipalities as appropriate frameworks to use in tackling energy poverty.

National and local governments in Poland are mobilised to address energy poverty, including by applying for technical assistance to develop local actions through the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub calls. The city of Warsaw has been a frontrunner in the climate and energy transition and has made it one of its priorities to tackle energy poverty. By bringing the conference, we aim to reflect on the transition from temporary emergency strategies to sustainable policies and initiatives with the objectives to:

• Put the new reality of energy poverty on the agenda at all levels of governance.
• Exchange between cities with different track records of tackling energy poverty.
• Support cities to identify and adopt long-term policies to tackle energy poverty.
• Reflect on possible EU recommendations for good practices to tackle energy poverty at the local and national levels.