Prof Lucie Middlemiss

@luciemidd.bsky.social

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Environmental social scientist from University of Leeds sustainable consumption, community, energy poverty, social relations of retrofit, just transitions, inclusion

In short, tackling energy poverty isn't a simple fix. It's about being human-centred, establishing relationship and trust with community long before the project; be adaptable, collaborative and focused on real-world solutions that make a difference in people's lives.

Pie chart showing proportions of types of money used for retrofit in this study. It shows that 50% of people cited using savings, 17% inheritance, 9% mortgage financing, 4% credit cards, 4% proceeds from a property sale, 2% borrowed from family, 2% money from a cancelled holiday, 2% equity release, 2% family debt repayment, 2% a hire purchase agreement, 2% life insurance, 2% rental income, and 2% service charge.