Energy subsidies and poverty: The case of fossil fuel subsidies in Burkina Faso

Vandeninden, Frieda; Grun, Rebekka E.; Fecher, Fabienne

doi:10.1016/j.esd.2022.08.023

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“…The energy security indicator, which measures dependence on energy import/export, was used together. [153,154].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Sustainability Concept: A Review Focusing on Energy

Muniz,

da Costa Júnior,

Buratto

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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The concept of sustainability, with a focus on energy, has emerged as a central tenet in addressing the mounting global challenges of environmental degradation and resource depletion. Indicators of sustainability focusing on energy are crucial tools used to assess and monitor progress toward achieving a more sustainable energy system. These indicators provide valuable insights into the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of energy practices and their long-term impacts. By analyzing and understanding these indicators, policymakers, businesses, and communities can make informed decisions, formulate effective policies, and steer their efforts toward a more sustainable energy future. These indicators serve as navigational guides, steering the world toward energy practices that support both present needs and the well-being of future generations. In this paper, the concept of sustainability and measurement indexes used are reviewed, focusing on energy factors. The focus of the discussion presented here is related to an assessment of the possibilities for improving energy efficiency and evaluating the indicators that are used to measure whether the desired levels of sustainability are being achieved.

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“…The energy security indicator, which measures dependence on energy import/export, was used together. [153,154].…”

Section: Tec1mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sustainability Concept: A Review Focusing on Energy

Muniz,

da Costa Júnior,

Buratto

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…Although subsidies are widely considered to be regressive overall, their removal could still harm some of the poorest households by leading to higher prices- Damania et al (2023) present recent evidence from a wide survey of countries. Corresponding to the literature on carbon taxes, a range of studies demonstrate positive effects on poverty reduction if fiscal savings from subsidy reform are transferred to households (e.g., Dennis 2016 ;Vandeninden et al 2022 ;Klaiber et al 2023 ), although it is important to note that impacts vary significantly by region within countries, again making it important to adopt a tailored approach (Rentschler 2016 ). Most impact studies are conducted ex ante , and the challenging political economy of reform has prevented a wider range of successful cases.…”

Section: Carbon Pricing and Redistribution Fossil Fuel Subsidiesmentioning

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The Relationship between Climate Action and Poverty Reduction

Lankes,

Macquarie,

Soubeyran

et al. 2023

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There is growing awareness that actions by policymakers and international organizations to reduce poverty, and those to mitigate and adapt to climate change, are inextricably linked and interwoven. This paper examines relevant academic and policy literature and evidence on this relationship and explores the potential for a new form of development that simultaneously mitigates climate change, manages its impacts, and improves the wellbeing of people in poverty. First, as a key foundation, it outlines the backdrop in basic moral philosophy, noting that climate action and poverty reduction can be motivated both by a core principle based on the right to development and by the conventional consequentialism that is standard in economics. Second, it reviews assessments of the current and potential future impacts of weakly managed climate change on the wellbeing of those in poverty, paying attention to unequal effects, including by gender. Third, it examines arguments and literature on the economic impacts of climate action and policies and how those affect the wellbeing of people in poverty, highlighting the importance of market failures, technological change, systemic dynamics of transition, and distributional effects of mitigation and adaptation. Finally, the paper surveys the current state of knowledge and understanding of how climate action and poverty reduction can be integrated in policy design, indicating where further research can contribute to a transition that succeeds in both objectives.

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