The theoretical peculiarities of energy poverty research: A systematic literature review

Guevara, Zeus; Mendoza-Tinoco, David; Silva, David

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2023.103274

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“…Furthermore, Elmallah et al's (2022) review of visioning documents from nonprofits and frontline communities in the United States, highlights principles for a just energy future that include place-based approaches, addressing the root causes of inequality. The systematic review on energy poverty by (Guevara et al, 2023) explores the interconnectedness of energy poverty with climate justice and social development, pointing to the need for a more profound debate on justice to understand energy poverty's role in society and development.…”

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Energy Literacy and Justice: The Path to Inclusivity

Awolesi,

Salter,

Reams

2024

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This study explores the crucial roles of energy literacy, transition, and justice in addressing the global climate crisis. Through a systematic bibliometric survey and thematic analysis of existing literature, we identify a scarcity in research (<0.1%, n = 17,773) concurrently integrating the three crucial terms: energy literacy; energy transition; and energy justice. This study emphasizes the importance of energy literacy in empowering societies to make informed decisions, which is essential for facilitating equitable energy transitions and achieving sustainability goals. We delve into the interconnections between energy literacy and energy justice, proposing the integration of these concepts into educational systems, including social media platforms to foster an understanding of energy systems, their environmental impacts, and socio-economic implications. Emphasizing the strategic use of social media, the study also introduces the ‘COMPEL Justice’ framework—Communities Prepared for Energy Literacy and Justice—which aims to enhance public engagement and participation in energy transition initiatives. By analyzing publications from various academic and governmental sources, we provide insights into the challenges and opportunities that lie in promoting energy literacy and justice, particularly in the context of global efforts to mitigate climate change and enhance energy equity. Finally, exemplary application and implications associated with the adoption of the proposed framework within the context of oil-producing regions (e.g., Louisiana in the United States) are presented.

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Energy Literacy and Justice: The Path to Inclusivity

Awolesi,

Salter,

Reams

2024

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“…The Energy poverty literature has grown exponentially in the last decade [1][2][3] with a focus on developed countries -and Europe in particular-, but also producing a branch of works that deals with the aspects of the problem in the Global South [4][5][6][7]. Some works have tried to establish a global perspective of energy deprivation [8,9], and others have focused on particular-local cases [10,11], but in general the approaches fall into two divergent types defined for developed and developing regions [12].…”

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Assessment of Energy Poverty and Alleviation Strategies in the Global South

Ruiz-Rivas,

Martínez-Crespo,

SANCHEZ

2024

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Energy poverty in the Global South generally focuses on the lack of basic access to modern fuels and energy carriers. Impoverished people rely primarily on traditional biomass as a source of energy. This situation of basic resource deprivation, in which almost one third of the world's population lives, masks other relevant features of the problem. Current assessments of energy poverty in impoverished areas and the mitigation strategies being implemented derive from the development agenda and, with variations in detail and scope, highlight electricity connections and access to clean cooking fuels as guarantors of progress. However, a comprehensive understanding of energy poverty requires going beyond basic access, building on the interactions between the supply of energy sources and carriers, the provision of energy services and its impact on decent living conditions. Several studies in the last decade have attempted to construct an assessment framework centered on energy services to deal with these interactions. This work discusses the relevant dimensions in the framework (supply, services and impact in wellbeing), reviews the multidisciplinary work available in each aspect, presents a range of proposed taxonomies, and discusses the different issues. A detailed framework is proposed for the integrated assessment of the supply of energy carriers and energy equipment, the provision of relevant energy services, and the improvements obtained in living conditions.

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“…Indicadores sobre esta dimensión son escasos en la literatura, ya sea porque abordan la pobreza energética desde la carencia absoluta en el acceso a servicios energéticos básicos -lo cual se usa principalmente para países de menores ingresos-o desde el excesivo costo de dicho acceso -lo cual se aplica en el contexto de países desarrollados (Bridge et al, 2016;Vilches et al, 2017). Esta distinción ha llevado a establecer que los países del Norte Global podrían estar expuestos a sufrir pobreza de combustibles (fuel poverty), mientras que los del Sur Global a la pobreza energética (energy poverty) propiamente tal (Guevara et al, 2023), que involucraría los tres aspectos anteriormente mencionados.…”

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“…Indicators on these dimensions are scarce in the literature, either because they address energy poverty on the basis of the absolute lack of access to basic energy serviceswhich is mainly used for lower-income countries-or from the excessive cost of such access -which is applied in the context of developed countries (Bridge et al, 2016;Vilches et al, 2017). This distinction has led to establish that the countries of the Global North may be exposed to suffering fuel poverty, while those in the Global South to actual energy poverty (Guevara et al, 2023), which would involve the three abovementioned aspects.…”

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El individualismo como política pública: la vivienda incremental amenazada por la pobreza energética

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Aguirre

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La vivienda incremental nace como respuesta a la dificultad de muchos hogares vulnerables para acceder a una solución formal, ofreciéndoles un mínimo habitacional como opción. Esto genera desafíos para la política pública, ya que la propia acción de los habitantes puede afectar la calidad de las viviendas, entendida como una dimensión clave para la comprensión de la pobreza energética. Este artículo utiliza un encuadre de la trialéctica del espacio de Pierre Bourdieu para estudiar las interacciones individuales y comunitarias en un condominio de viviendas incrementales con 10 años de antigüedad. De esta manera se pretende relevar la manera en que las familias expuestas a la pobreza energética sufren también la falta de recursos económicos, culturales, sociales y simbólicos. Para esto se utiliza un modelo mixto de análisis que incluye levantamientos constructivos, entrevistas en profundidad y registros de parámetros ambientales. La interpretación de los resultados deja ver que la acción individual bajo situación de precariedad de las propias familias no consigue configurar un espacio simbólico ni físico de representación colectiva, con una materialización adecuada para la habitabilidad de las viviendas. Esto se expresa en desfavorables condiciones de desempeño energético y calidad ambiental interior, altamente vinculadas a las modificaciones constructivas realizadas.

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The theoretical peculiarities of energy poverty research: A systematic literature review

Cited by 17 publications

References 130 publications

Energy Literacy and Justice: The Path to Inclusivity

Energy Literacy and Justice: The Path to Inclusivity

Assessment of Energy Poverty and Alleviation Strategies in the Global South

El individualismo como política pública: la vivienda incremental amenazada por la pobreza energética

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