Project Investigator: Lina Brand Correa

Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Term: 2025-2027

The project will develop the evidence base on energy inequalities in Canada, where relatively little is known on this issue. It will tackle the difficult question of minimum and maximum energy use thresholds. There is existing work around minimum energy and material requirements for wellbeing, but maximum thresholds will be a novel contribution. Project findings will be shared through three peer-reviewed journal articles, a policy brief, and a symposium designed for stakeholders (academics, decision-makers, advocacy organizations). The social outcomes of the project will include the promotion of wider awareness concerning both energy deficiencies and energy excess. This will be achieved through direct engagement with decision-makers and policy makers. Such a perspective is expected to lead to improvements in wellbeing for significant portions of the population via new energy policy initiatives. The project will also cement research collaborations between the researcher and colleagues at Efficiency Canada and LIEN (Low Income Energy Network), setting the scene for more research in the area in the future.