... assesses the extent of multidimensional energy poverty in the WAEMU. Multidimensional energy poverty is broken down according to the socio-demographic characteristics of households and WAEMU member countries. The document also analyses the socio-economic factors that influence multidimensional energy...

... <1% of the electricity generation in the country, as shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 1: Energy generation capacity in Sudan Adapted from [ 6 ]. energy policy rooftop solar PV Sudan energy poverty sustainable development photovoltaics Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems remain largely underutilized...

... . Abstract Two-thirds of the final energy consumption of the EU residential sector goes towards space heating of buildings, yet a huge portion of the population still suffers from energy poverty. Identifying optimum heating strategies of current buildings would be a solution to this crisis, which...

... and recommendations of this work can serve as a guide for policymakers, technological innovators, and financial stakeholders to better understand off‐grid renewable energy markets. Energy poverty Energy deprivation Energy access Solar energy Sustainability According to Townsend, the feeling of deprivation...

...Renewable energy has the potential to reduce energy poverty in environmentally more friendly ways than fossil fuels. Given these benefits, observers often assume that the deployment of renewable energy should continue unabated, especially as its costs continue to decline. Yet, in practice...

...Global energy transformation is being driven by climate change, but also by concerns of energy security, energy poverty and local environmental pollution. This diversity of objectives leads to a diversity of views on how energy transformation should occur. This chapter argues that the lack...

...How large is the problem of energy poverty? What business models and technologies can best address it? What barriers remain, and where does new research need to take us? This chapter addresses each of these questions in turn. It first defines and measures the prevalence of energy poverty using...

...In addition to a global political commitment, investment and appropriate financial tools are needed to appropriately address energy poverty. This chapter considers only the initial step in this complex agenda, namely the total cost of providing universal energy access. A number of estimates...

...Even as the energy landscape is transformed by technological innovations for both fossil fuel and renewable production, 1.3 billion people globally still cannot turn on the lights. In the race against energy poverty, Africa, in particular, risks being left behind. Economic growth is ultimately what...

..., and South Africa, from a perspective of access as a human right. In this context, the concept of energy poverty and its nexus to climate changes will be discussed, considering the human dimension and equity. Moreover, this chapter presents metrics and new metrics (energy/climate changes), emphasizing...

... of the book’s major themes with respect to energy supply and demand, focusing on the pressures and opportunities for continued development of fossil-fuel resources, the agreement among authors that renewable energy will not be a panacea, the link between energy poverty and climate justice, and the overriding...

... the focus on consumers. It envisages that ‘citizens take ownership of the energy transition’ and participate actively in the market. At the same time, the directive aims at protecting vulnerable consumers and at mitigating energy poverty. Yet, it provides Member States with considerable freedom in defining...

...This volume examines all aspects of energy poverty—lack of access to electricity, modern energy services, and mechanical power. Close to one quarter of humanity still lives without electricity or other modern forms of energy¸ while as much as a third of the world’s population still relies at least...

...Africa suffers extreme energy poverty despite its abundant energy resources. The purpose of this chapter is to provide solutions to Africa’s energy poverty through an analysis of the experiences of some selected countries in the African region. The authors provide relevant lessons from five...

... services, it critically analyses key concepts such as energy poverty, sustainable development and access to energy. The role of the law as a critical component for achieving this goal and the need for its centrality to be recognized as a necessary ingredient for success is ultimately reinforced. Further...

... African Union AU childrens’ rights denial of sustainable energy as violation of United Nations Ghana Nigeria poverty and energy poverty Togo sustainable development goals SDGs Sustainable Energy for All SE4ALL civil and political rights economic social and cultural rights human rights issues...

... of a combination of factors, chiefly the absence of legal provisions or failure to either reform or comply with legal provisions. poverty and energy poverty sub Saharan Africa universality of energy centrality of the law disability and energy law dispute resolution mechanisms gender aware approach to legal...

... in terms of groups that are most vulnerable to harm in underserved contexts. In this regard, the burden of energy poverty on people with disabilities, women, and children is examined. Environmental considerations constitute a fourth interface and, in this volume, the focus is specifically on the energy w...

...The chapter provides insights into the different characteristics and manifestations of energy poverty—a condition that prevents the achievement of socially and materially necessary levels of domestic energy services. On the one hand, the discourse on energy poverty in developed countries (known...

...This chapter presents a particular geographical dimension of a just energy transition: exploring how patterns of energy poverty and injustice can cluster in certain areas and affect particular groups. It adopts a language of restorative justice to highlight the need for energy transitions to help...