The “Cities100” selection committee has recognized the PAE Energy Advice Points of the city of Barcelona in the “Inclusive Climate Action” category. The service, which is managed by the ABD Welfare and Development Association and the Ecoserveis association, will be featured on the cities100report.com website, a prestigious publication that showcases the most innovative policies and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the resilience of cities to climate change.
Cities100 is a report produced by the organizations Nordic Sustainability , C40 Cities and Realdania , which annually presents the most ambitious climate action projects from cities around the world. This year, the 100 projects come from 63 cities and are presented in 12 chapters including sectors such as sustainable mobility, climate action planning and clean energy. For the first time, the report has also incorporated chapters on air quality, inclusive climate action (where PAEs have been recognized) and sustainable food.
Detect and reduce energy poverty
The Energy Advice Points are a service of the Barcelona City Council managed by ABD and Ecoserveis, which offer the information, attention and intervention necessary so that people can exercise their energy rights and companies do not deny them access to basic supplies. Specifically, they aim to detect and reduce energy poverty and improve energy efficiency in Barcelona . Any citizen can contact them to find out about their energy rights and receive advice on how to reduce the overcharges on basic supply bills. The objectives of the project include the detection of possible situations of energy poverty, intervention in the homes of vulnerable families and ensuring compliance with Law 24/2015.
ABD, FABD and Ecoserveis are responsible for coordinating the project throughout the city. In addition, they are also responsible for the implementation and management of the service in the Nou Barris district . During 2017, this service served 8,462 households, totaling 23,231 people. Throughout 2018, they served 13,301 households, totaling 33,434 people. And during 2019 (until August) it has served 9,102 households, representing a total of 24,286 people. The total number of households served since the service was created has therefore been 30,865, with a total of 80,951 people.
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