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Reducing social inequalities and speeding up the energy transition for all in Marseille, in the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur region.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Context and challenges<\/h2>\n

In France<\/a>, in 2019, around 12% of the population was experiencing energy poverty as a result of high energy costs in relation to low incomes. This issue affects the most vulnerable households, especially single-parent families and people living alone, many of whom are women.<\/p>\n

The direct consequences include debt, social withdrawal or exclusion and harmful effects on health connected with the development of mould and the cold.<\/p>\n

The Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur region<\/a> has not been spared. The coastal areas share the characteristics of the shores of the Mediterranean. Stress on the property market forces the lowest income households to fall back on the most energy-hungry housing: missing or inefficient heating and cooling systems, poor insulation and dilapidated building stock.<\/p>\n

3.5 million households are facing energy poverty. This especially affects the poorest 30% of the French population. (Source: ONPE)<\/h2>\n

Mild winters are punctuated with harsher periods, while increasingly hot summers result in considerable discomfort and sometimes dangerous situations (makeshift heating systems, obstruction of ventilation, etc). Climate change increases the vulnerability of these households everywhere and deepens social inequalities.<\/p>\n

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Objectives and solutions
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With more than 20 years’ experience in the sector, Geres has been placing its expertise and network at the service of the battle against energy poverty.<\/p>\n

Its efforts are designed to boost the power to act of households facing energy poverty<\/strong>. The programme begun in 2019 strives to:<\/p>\n