Energy poverty is when a person could not heat his home or cool it.
CHE combined heat electricity is the solution for energy poverty; based on renewable energy resources; as combined heat & photovoltaic solar panels.
People in energy poverty are usually in general poverty. The right thing to do is re-distribute the wealth of the country to get rid of poverty. Any other solution increases the GINI index of a country, increasing the percentage in poverty and further enriching the rich.
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According to Benjamin Sovacool, energy poverty represents one of the grand challenges of this century. It involves expanding modern energy access to hundreds of millions of households while also attempting to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and provide affordable energy services and just.
One reason that energy poverty persists as such an astounding problem is that it cuts across the usual distinctions in research and policy about supply and demand, as well as society and technology. Addressing it means sound technical and physical science about changing sources of pollution—this is where physicists, fuel scientists, and engineers can design more efficient and less damaging cooking devices or energy systems.
But addressing energy poverty also means making changes to the living environment. This requires building specialists, architects, designers, sociologists, and anthropologists who understand household arrangements and dynamics. Lastly, it requires behavioral and usage changes that cut across food preparation, fuel collection, drying, gender practices, and reduced exposure to smoke. For that, we need the involvement of behavioral science and other social sciences.
According to Wenjia Cai, access to energy is one of the basic human needs. So is the need for a clean environment. However, reducing energy poverty has strong interlinkages with addressing grand environmental challenges. For example, using fossil fuel subsidies to reduce energy poverty usually distorts the energy market, creates air pollution, and contributes to climate change. Addressing the air and climate problems through coal phaseout and shifting to renewable energy sometimes increases the utility bill for low-income families and drives up energy poverty.
China has had some success in fulfilling these two needs together. Installing solar panels on the rooftops of low-income families’ houses has provided additional annual income and alleviated income and energy poverty. China has also withdrawn a dramatic amount of fossil fuel subsidies and used the money to switch energy sources for heating from coal to gas or electricity. Both measures have improved access to modern energy services and simultaneously reduced environmental impacts.
I think these experiences should be more widely considered in other countries, but if we want to improve people’s lives while protecting our planet, the clock is ticking. For the 1.1 billion people still in energy poverty, using fossil fuels to supply energy and then replacing them with renewables is a detour our planet cannot afford. We must act right now and leap toward a clean and sustainable energy system for all.
Energy poverty is the lack of access to modern energy services, such as electricity, clean cooking fuels, etc. these have negative impacts on health, education, and economic development. As mentioned, it's associated with other poverty and inequality issues.
There must be increased investments, and public-private sector-individuals cooperation to adequately fund renewable energy sources. It has been proved that relying on a single renewable energy source is not a sustainable solution, so we should aim to diverse renewables (mixes of solar, wind, hydropower, etc.) to avoid ecosystem's deterioration. Also, energy storage and energy use efficiency for all uses, are crucial. Policies supporting equity, and fair economic intruments to promote clean energy services are also necessary.
It seems that a lot of people are more concerned about the risk of climate change than reducing real poverty. The requirement is the lowest cost approach due to the scale of the problem. Until and unless real climate change is proven (as opposed to model based danger) fossil fuels are the lowest cost and most available technologies. The wealth western countries are dedicated to wrecking their economies by so-called net-zero policies that will make not a jot of difference to the climate.
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"STEP published its first set of policy recommendations outlining 13 ways to tackle energy poverty.
These recommendations are particularly relevant in the context of the implementation of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package (relevant provisions on energy poverty are also available in the Results section).
In a nutshell these are the measures STEP stands for:
The focus on social support, energy efficiency, and protection against disconnections reflects a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted challenges associated with energy poverty, making actions both practical and socially responsible within the context of the Clean Energy for All
Energy poverty refers to the inability of individuals or households to afford basic energy services for their daily needs, such as heating, cooling, lighting, and the operation of essential appliances. This global challenge disproportionately affects marginalized communities and low-income households, hindering their access to a decent standard of living.
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