Right to Energy, Right to Health: The critical intersection of energy poverty and public health

On 2 December, join Energy Cities in Brussels for an insightful policy afternoon that explores the critical intersection of energy poverty and public health. As high energy costs and poor housing conditions continue to affect vulnerable populations, understanding the health implications becomes increasingly urgent.

It is organised by the WELLBASED project as a side session of the Right To Energy Forum 2024 and with co-funding from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme.

The event will be preceded by a 45-minutes lunch that you are welcome to register to (be aware that registration is binding).

Agenda:

• 14:15-14:30 Opening by Miriam Eisermann, Communications & EU Policy, Energy Cities
• 14:30-15:30 EU Policy impact session: outlook on health and energy priorities
  • Dr. Maria Neira - Director of Environment, Climate Change & Health, WHO
  • Tomas de Jong - Policy Manager, European Public Health Alliance EPHA
  • Véronique Marx, Programme Officer, EU Commission DG ENER (tbc)

Session moderated by Dr. Joao Pedro Gouveia, Coordination team of Energy Poverty Advisory Hub; Principal Researcher at CENSE, NOVA-FCT Portugal

• 15:30-15:25 Urban programs integrating health for effective energy poverty policies
  • Birgitta Sacrédeus - Chair, Interregional Group on health and well-being, European Committee of the Regions (tbc)
  • Mireia Matencio - Energy Poverty Coordinator, City of Besançon (France)
  • Victoria Pellicer - Energy Officer, Valencia Clima i Energia (Spain)

Session with discussions involving the audience moderated by Dr. Lucie Middlemiss - Professor of Environment and Society, University of Leeds

• 16:25 Conclusions

This is a side event of the Right to Energy Forum 2024. You can register separately for all main sessions at www.righttoenergy.org