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Energy communities could help to lift low-income households out of energy poverty, provided they are empowered through a combination of policy, funding, and technical support at national or EU level.

While financial measures alone are effective in addressing energy poverty, there’s need for behavioural interventions, more rooted in the social context.

A meta-analysis of interactions of environmental policies shows that combining behavioural and traditional instruments works better than deploying a single intervention.

Parents’ education, nursery, and home environment greatly impact tertiary education completion. Although childhood inequalities have declined, more is needed for a fair, inclusive and social Europe.