Climate change, environmental and health impacts on housing affordability
01 Oct 2023Climate change is the key issue facing us all. At the same time, millions of people in the UNECE region suffer from energy poverty, while households and the construction industry remain significant sources of CO2 emissions. Thus, housing goes right to the heart of the climate question.
This online conference, part of the #Housing2030 initiative led by Housing Europe, the UNECE and UN-Habitat, was presented in partnership with the City of Glasgow. It aimed to highlight effective and innovative policies to improve the climate and energy performance of our homes in a way that does not put an unsustainable financial burden on low- and middle-income households.
Positive policy solutions to improve housing affordability in the UNECE region
Presentation by Dr Julie Lawson, Lead Writer & Content Coordinator of Housing 2030
Presentation by Dr Holger Wallbaum, Lead Author of the Housing 2030 Climate-neutral Housing Chapter
“How can we make the necessary environmental sustainability and liveability upgrades to housing stocks without increasing costs for low- and moderate-income households?”
Björn Mallants, VVH – The Association of Flemish Housing Companies
Anu Sarnet, EKYL – The Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations
Andoni Hidalgo, Opengela – Basque one-stop-shop for neighbourhood level renovation
Peter Gergely, Slovakian Ministry of Transport & Construction
Monica Scatasta, Council of Europe Development Bank
Conclusions from the day