In a recently published article in The Conversation, Jenny Palm and Aimee Ambrose analyse how historical choices in housing policy, energy systems, and welfare arrangements have shaped contemporary home heating outcomes in Sweden and the UK. Drawing on oral histories and comparative analysis, the article traces how different policy paths have resulted in contrasting experiences of thermal comfort, energy costs, and environmental performance.
The comparison illustrates how heating systems are embedded in broader socio technical and institutional contexts, and why current transitions towards low carbon heating cannot be understood without attention to history, social norms, and governance arrangements. The article contributes to ongoing discussions on energy justice, fuel poverty, and sustainable heating transitions.
Read the article here.
