TY - BOOK AU - Boardman, Brenda TI - Fixing fuel poverty: : challenges and solutions SN - 9781844077441 U1 - 362.583 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Earthscan KW - Poor-Energy assistance N1 - 1.Political recognition -- 2.Finding the fuel poor -- 3.Income as a cause -- 4.Fuel prices and policy -- 5.Energy use and emissions -- 6.Energy efficiency of the housing stock -- 7.Warmth and health: the benefits of action and the penalties of inaction -- 8.Governance and budgets -- 9.Solutions N2 - Begins by discussing the political awakening to the issue and exploring just who constitutes the fuel poor. This title examines the factors that contribute to fuel poverty - low incomes, high fuel prices and poor quality housing - and looks at and evaluates the policies that have been employed to help reduce the problem. ER -