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Hirschhausen, Christian von; Waelde, Thomas W.

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“…Although Global North cities, like those in the US, have relatively secure energy infrastructures and resources, lowincome households and ethnic minorities often face challenges accessing affordable and clean energy services [10]. The implications of energy poverty are far-reaching, impacting human well-being, social inequality, housing conditions, and the environment [2,11]. As a result, addressing energy poverty requires targeted policies prioritizing social welfare and energy efficiency to promote equitable access to energy resources and support sustainable energy solutions.…”

Section: Background On Energy Poverty and Energy Justicementioning

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Identifying Themes in Energy Poverty Research: Energy Justice Implications for Policy, Programs, and the Clean Energy Transition

Jones,

Reyes

2023

Energies

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Energy poverty affects numerous households across the globe and has several key implications and concerns for public health and social equity. Energy poverty is defined as “the lack of access to modern and affordable energy services”. Individuals or communities in energy poverty face limitations in accessing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. This review paper examines a focused subset of recent research on energy poverty highlighted by the “NSF 2026: Priorities and Research Needs for an Equitable Energy Transition” workshop and the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Justice Policy and Analysis to help frame energy poverty’s impacts on policy, poverty alleviation, environmental impact, and social inequity. This review paper uses five themes to organize previous energy poverty work: (1) Energy Poverty and Justice Definitions and Metrics; (2) Behavioral Aspects of Energy Poverty; (3) Efficacy of Energy Assistance Programs; (4) Efficiency of Energy Efficiency Policy; (5) The Energy Transition and Environmental and Energy Justice. We found that the literature examined how comprehensive assessment of energy poverty requires going beyond standard statistics and metrics and must include an understanding of how underserved households interact with energy. We found strong optimism for the clean energy transition’s ability to significantly alleviate energy poverty, but only if policymakers include equity. Finally, we found that while there is plenty of work highlighting deficiencies there is a dearth of work examining successful implementations and how to replicate them which will be needed if the clean energy transition is to match its potential.

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Section: Background On Energy Poverty and Energy Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Themes in Energy Poverty Research: Energy Justice Implications for Policy, Programs, and the Clean Energy Transition

Jones,

Reyes

2023

Energies

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“…The power market reforms in Europe are probably one of the most investigated academic areas. Many scholars have provided numerous case studies from various countries in Europe (such as Amorim, Vasconcelos, Abreu, Silva, and Martins (2013); Arocena, Ku ¨hn, and Regibeau (1999); Diaconu, Oprescu, and Pittman (2009); Durakoglu (2011); Erdogdu (2007); Ferrari and Giulietti (2005); Iliadou (2009); Midttun (1996); Reisch and Micklitz (2006); Scholl (2009); and Bauby and Varone (2007)); and some others have contributed to this literature by presenting case studies at the regional level (such as Chang and Berdiev (2011b); Deitz, Stirton, and Wright (2009); Hattori and Tsutsui (2004); Hirschhausen and Waelde (2001); Hooper and Medvedev (2009); Jamasb (2006); Karova (2011); Newbery (2001); Pollitt (2009); Price and Pham (2009); Serralle ´s (2006); Tennbakk (2000); Trillas (2010); Williams and Ghanadan (2006b); Newbery (2002); and Anderson (1995)).…”

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The Political Economy of Electricity Market Liberalization: A Cross-country Approach

Erdoğdu¹

2014

The Energy Journal

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More than half of the countries in the world have introduced a reform process in their power sectors and billions of dollars have been spent on liberalizing electricity markets around the world. Ideological considerations, political composition of governments and educational/professional background of leaders have played and will play a crucial role throughout the reform process. Adapting a political economy perspective, this paper attempts to discover the impact of political economy variables on the liberalization process in electricity markets. Empirical models are developed and analyzed using panel data from 55 developed and developing countries covering the period 1975-2010. The research findings suggest that there is a significant negative relationship between electricity market liberalization and the size of industry sector, meaning that countries with larger industry sectors tend to liberalize less. Also, we detect a negative correlation between polity score and power sector liberalization, that is; it cannot be argued that liberalization policies are stronger in more democratic countries. On the other hand, our results imply that countries that receive foreign financial aid or assistance are more likely to liberalize their electricity markets. In OECD countries, single-party governments accelerate the reform process by reducing public ownership and vertical integration. Moreover, we detect a negative relationship between the years the chief executive has been in office and the reform progress in OECD countries. Furthermore, we identify a decrease in vertical integration in electricity industry during the terms of parties with "right" or "left" ideologies in OECD countries. Additionally, professional and educational background of head of executive branch (prime minister, president and so on) seem to have very significant impact on reform process in OECD countries, but this is not the case in non-OECD countries. Leaders with a professional background as entrepreneurs speed up electricity market liberalization process in OECD countries while those with a background as economists slow it down. As for educational background, the reforms seem to progress slower in OECD countries if the head of executive has an educational background in economics or natural science. As a final point, the study suggests that EU or OECD membership, the existence of electricity market reform idea, population density, electricity consumption, income level, educational level, imports of goods and services (as % of GDP) and country specific features have a strong correlation with liberalization process in electricity markets.

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Carpathian Semiotic Elasticities

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2022

Xenophobic Mountains

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Cited by 24 publications

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Identifying Themes in Energy Poverty Research: Energy Justice Implications for Policy, Programs, and the Clean Energy Transition

Identifying Themes in Energy Poverty Research: Energy Justice Implications for Policy, Programs, and the Clean Energy Transition

The Political Economy of Electricity Market Liberalization: A Cross-country Approach

Carpathian Semiotic Elasticities

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