The contemporary landscape of fuel poverty research

Ambrose, Aimee; Marchand, Robert

doi:10.1177/1420326x17724914

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“…There has been increasing recognition that fuel poverty research needs to 'grapple with an increasingly complex research and policy landscape' (Ambrose and Marchand, 2017) in which interrelationships with related agendas such as decarbonisation, economic development, housing provision and welfare are prominent. Climate change brings a temporal dimension to energy justice.…”

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‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation

Sherriff¹,

Butler²,

Brown³

2022

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Section: Contextmentioning

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“…We build upon recent reviews of energy research (Boardman, 2012;Sovacool, 2014;Ambrose and Marchand, 2017;Van Veelen et al, 2019) to provide an evidence-based agenda to support scholarship into just transitions. We present a set of six risks that have been distilled from interviews conducted as part of a Delphi study:…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation

Sherriff¹,

Butler²,

Brown³

2022

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“…These include: the growing risk of energy supply disruption, environmental damage caused by energy production and use (notably towards climate change and air pollution), and alleviating entrenched energy poverty (Birol, 2007). The last of these -energy poverty -concerns a complex set of overlapping vulnerabilities and justice concerns, necessitating a multi-disciplinary analysis (Ambrose and Marchand, 2017) of how national energy policy frameworks intersect with domestic income, welfare, and social practices of energy use.…”

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The dynamics of urban household energy poverty and energy transition in Mozambique

Shenga¹,

Cotton²,

Kirshner³

et al. 2022

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Among developing nations, Mozambique has set an ambitious target to achieve universal energy access by 2030 and thus meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. By the end of 2024 the government expects to double domestic electricity access to 64 per cent of the population. Yet the quantitative evaluation of electricity access rates belies challenges of energy service affordability, household budgeting, and fuel and technology availability and choice. With growing concern over issues of energy poverty and energy justice for vulnerable low-income communities, this study provides an in-depth qualitative evaluation of the lived experience of energy access and energy poverty in urban Mozambique, through household interviews in the four biggest cities in the country. There are three main findings. First, we find qualitative indicators of energy wellbeing in urban households, however this energy wellbeing is divided politically -with energy service benefits felt most strongly in municipalities governed by the dominant party: Frelimo. Second, sustainable energy transitions in urban households are limited by the low uptake of renewable energy sources. Third, despite the majority having gridconnected electricity access, many urban households continue to use non-renewable fuels (gas and charcoal) for cooking and view renewable sources, such as solar panels, as a short-term energy fix. We argue therefore that greater policy emphasis upon smallscale renewable energy investment, uptake and implementation in urban localities is needed to spur action on sustainable energy poverty alleviation.

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“…A strong body of research in this domain has focused on its detrimental impacts on physical and, more recently, mental health. The harmful effects of living with cold indoor temperatures upon physiological health have been a core concern since the earliest research on the topic (Ambrose and Marchand 2017;Boardman, 1991;Gilbertson et al, 2012;Liddell and Morris, 2010;Ormandy and Ezratty, 2012). For example, the Marmot Review Team (2011) demonstrate a relationship between cold homes and increased mortality (by increasing the number of Excess Winter Deaths) and morbidity (by causing or aggravating cardiovascular, circulatory and respiratory problems, as well as exacerbating conditions such as arthritis and rheumatism).…”

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Understanding the multiple harms of energy poverty through Nussbaum’s theory of central capabilities

2021

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It is widely recognised that energy poverty can have serious and detrimental impacts upon multiple aspects of people's well-being and life quality. This paper seeks to provide a multi-dimensional and theoretically-attuned account of the relations between energy poverty and well-being, through the use of the Capabilities Approach and specifically Nussbaum's normative theory of Central Capabilities. Drawing on interviews with 109 households in 4 European countries, we demonstrate how six of the ten Central Capabilitiesnamely Bodily Health, Emotions, Affiliation, Play, Practical Reason and Senses, Imagination & Thoughtcan be directly harmed by energy poverty. Our findings strengthen claims that energy poverty should be considered a serious form of (energy) injustice. We conclude by reflecting on the implications of our 2 work for energy poverty research and policy, and the opportunities opened up by adopting the Capabilities Approach.

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The contemporary landscape of fuel poverty research

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation

‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation

The dynamics of urban household energy poverty and energy transition in Mozambique

Understanding the multiple harms of energy poverty through Nussbaum’s theory of central capabilities

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