Nelly Unger

Technical Report - Extended version

Assessing the need for social support and designing social leasing as part of the transition to electric vehicles in Europe

The aim of the study is to analyse the need and potential of a social leasing scheme in the five different countries Germany (DE), France (FR), Italy (IT), Spain (ES) and Poland (PL) during the EV transition. The first objective of this study is to identify and quantify the need for social support i

Country reports for Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, and Poland

Vulnerability in the context of the ETS 2: Existing data and instruments in the housing sector

This report explores relevant data on housing characteristics and instruments in the buildings sector that pertain to vulnerable groups in five Member States: Germany, France, Poland, Greece, and Ireland. National sources and European Union (EU)-level data are used to provide insights into the housi

Final Report

Transport poverty: definitions, indicators, determinants, and mitigation strategies

This final report summarises the outcomes of the study “Transport poverty: Definitions, indicators, determinants, and mitigation strategies” commissioned by DG EMPL. Proceeding based on three tasks, the project (i) investigates the concepts and definitions related to transport poverty, (ii) rese

Energy and transport vulnerability of households in the context of emissions trading: An analysis for 10 EU Member States

Energy and transport poverty and vulnerability are a central building block in the debate around many energy and climate policy issues and have gained firm hold in EU directives, regulations and documents. National governments need to establish indicators for both energy and transport poverty and vu

Ariadne Project Workshop "Targeted social compensation and identification of vulnerability: What is next for science to support policy?“

Challenges of defining, measuring and addressing energy and transport poverty and vulnerability

Presentation by Nelly Unger and Dr. Katja Schumacher, Ariadne Project Workshop "Targeted social compensation and identification of vulnerability: What is next for science to support policy?“, 7th December 2023

Impacts Considerations, and Opportunities for European Member States

Putting the ETS 2 and Social Climate Fund to Work

In early 2023, landmark legislation was passed by the EU, establishing a new emissions trading system (ETS 2) for the buildings and road transport sectors. As the resulting rise in energy costs is expected to have uneven social impacts, the ETS 2 is paired with the Social Climate Fund, a mechanism t