Europe faces a dual challenge: the climate crisis and a persistent housing crisis, both of which converge in the urgent need to renovate aging urban housing stock. While energy-efficient renovations are essential to meet EU carbon-neutrality targets by 2050, they risk triggering “renovictions”, the displacement of vulnerable residents due to rising rents and property values. This policy study shows how these renovictions can be avoided.
This policy study summarise the scientific literature and survey best practices and cautionary tales from three cities across Europe: Amsterdam; Athens; and Paris. These are three large capitals, with historic centres protected by heritage status and facing the pressure of (over)tourism.
Academic Mentor: Eunice Goes, Professor of Politics at Richmond University in London
Political Mentor: Andreas Schieder, Member of the European Parliament and S&D Coordinator of HOUS Sub Committee