Overcoming the Global Injustices of Energy Poverty

Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Dworkin, Michael H.

doi:10.1080/00139157.2012.711669

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“…Lange and Berner ( 2022 ) showed that, through several rebound instruments, energy efficiency improvements trigger economic growth, thus raising energy demand. Many countries and international organizations have promoted the transition to renewable energy (Sovacool & Dworkin, 2012 ) because of the perceived benefits to society (Liang et al, 2019 ). However, energy transitions create injustices at the local, national, and global levels (Sovacool et al, 2019 ).…”

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Innovation facilitators and sustainable development: a country comparative approach

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Environ Dev Sustain

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National and international organizations have introduced policies aimed at sustainable development. These policies are designed to encourage sustainable forms of business to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Regional inequalities in sustainable development may be exacerbated by disparate levels of innovation. This paper analyzes the variations between clusters of countries according to the degree to which they have achieved the SDGs and their levels of innovation facilitators. Two types of analyses were employed. First, cluster analysis was used to examine changes in groups of regions with similar innovation characteristics between 2015 and 2020. Data for 122 countries were gathered from the World Bank, the SDG Index, and the Global Innovation Index. Second, multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the power of the variables in the model to explain the level of sustainable development. The results reveal four clusters (low, medium, high, and very high innovative facilitators and sustainable development), as well as movements between those clusters from 2015 to 2020. The multiple linear regression analysis shows that the variables have explanatory power with respect to the dependent variable of sustainable development. This analysis also reveals different degrees of importance of the variables for each cluster. The findings highlight the need to consider the limitations of economic growth in terms of innovation facilitators to promote sustainable development. If policymakers recognize the limitations of economic growth and the physical ecosystem, degradation of the environment can be avoided, even when there is innovation. Global and individual social welfare can thus be ensured. This study offers valuable insights into how to achieve sustainable development through innovation facilitators by providing in-depth knowledge of the individual characteristics of innovation systems and considering the limitations of economic growth.

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Innovation facilitators and sustainable development: a country comparative approach

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“…These details are all summarized inSovacool and Drupady (2012);Sovacool and Dworkin (2012);Sovacool (2012a and2012b).…”

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Energy Access and Energy Security in Asia and the Pacific

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2013

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The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term "country" in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

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“…In a study of energy use in Latin America, research showed that "the so-called richestconsumed three to 21 times more energy than the lowest quintiles, than the so-called poor. This means that access to energy, or lack of it, can reflect and worsen social inequality" (Sovacool, 2012). The study suggests that the rich, who consume significantly more energy than the poor, contribute to energy inequalities and injustices.…”

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“…On average, poorer communities bear roughly eight times more of a burden for the same units of energy as other income groups. About "20 to 30% of annual income in poor households is directly expended on energy fuels, and only 3 to 4% of household income goes toward energy in middle-and upper-income households" (Sovacool, 2012).…”

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“…It's more common for those living in Global South countries to rely on biofuels as their primary energy source. "Almost three-quarters of people living in rural areas and half (45%) of the entire global population rely on wood and solid fuels for cooking" (Sovacool, 2012), that emit "a dangerous cocktail of not only hundreds of pollutants, primarily carbon monoxide and small particles, but also nitrogen oxides, benzene, butadiene, formaldehyde, polyaromatic hydrocarbons and many other health damaging chemicals," (Sovacool, 2012). However, according to Sovacool, in Global…”

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Overcoming the Global Injustices of Energy Poverty

Cited by 12 publications

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