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Energy Poverty: Measurement and Mitigation

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 3638

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Erick Jones Jr.

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Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Woolf Hall Room 420X, 500 West 1st St, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Interests: energy and resilience; energy poverty; food energy and water systems; supply chains; sensors and IoT; data analytics (AI/ML); discrete and stochastic optimization; resilience; climate change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energy poverty refers to the condition where a household either spends a significant portion of their income on energy, forcing them to forego other essential goods like food and clothing or going without energy altogether forcing them out of the modern economy and potentially exposing them to dangerous scenarios. However, there are many conflating factors that can make quantifying, let alone addressing, energy poverty difficult. Nonetheless, researchers and practitioners across a variety of disciplines have made significant progress in measuring energy poverty and developing solutions for energy poverty alleviation, and this Special Issue seeks to highlight that work.

This Special Issue will be composed of a selection of papers addressing a wide range of approaches and tools to mitigate energy poverty while also considering sustainability. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of energy poverty, authors from different disciplines are encouraged to submit papers. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Energy burden and other energy poverty metrics;
  • The role of renewable energy in mitigating energy poverty;
  • Energy efficiency mitigation;
  • Building retrofit and renovation;
  • Assessment of indoor thermal comfort and energy use in vulnerable households;
  • Health effects of energy poverty;
  • Methodologies and metrics for energy poverty characterization and monitoring;
  • Climate change vulnerability (summer and winter problems);
  • Sustainable energy access;
  • Energy justice;
  • Energy governance;
  • Energy use and social practices.

Guest Editor
Dr. Erick C. Jones Jr.

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • energy poverty
  • energy burden
  • energy use
  • renewable energy
  • lived experience
  • energy access
  • climate vulnerability
  • weatherization.

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Can a CO2 Tax Be Socially Just? Analysis of the Social Distribution Effects of the German CO2 Taxation
by Maike Venjakob, Oliver Wagner and Birte Schnurr
Energies 2023, 16(17), 6232; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16176232 - 28 Aug 2023
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Rising energy costs have led to increased discussion about the social impact of the energy transition in Germany in recent years. In 2021, a gradually increasing CO2 tax was introduced. This paper analyzes the question of whether a CO2 tax can [...] Read more.
Rising energy costs have led to increased discussion about the social impact of the energy transition in Germany in recent years. In 2021, a gradually increasing CO2 tax was introduced. This paper analyzes the question of whether a CO2 tax can be socially just. Using data analysis and desk research, correlations between income and energy consumption in Germany are shown. In a short analysis, it is investigated which additional burdens different types of private households have to expect in the coming years due to the introduction of CO2 pricing on energy. In particular, the introduction of a per capita flat rate fed by CO2 tax revenues could be a suitable way to reduce the burden on low-income households. Full article
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Strategies Used by Rural Indigenous Populations to Cope with Energy Poverty, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
by Susana Carolina Guzmán-Rosas
Energies 2023, 16(11), 4479; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16114479 - 01 Jun 2023
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At the global level, the strategies used by rural Indigenous populations to face energy poverty have not been studied. Pioneering in the field, this work contributes to filling the gaps in the literature on the subject, mobilize the debate on a problem that [...] Read more.
At the global level, the strategies used by rural Indigenous populations to face energy poverty have not been studied. Pioneering in the field, this work contributes to filling the gaps in the literature on the subject, mobilize the debate on a problem that affects rural Indigenous populations unequally, and outline key areas for policy. With a quantitative approach and taking as a research scenario the five rural Indigenous municipalities with the highest multidimensional poverty in the State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, this paper analyzes the strategies used by rural Indigenous households to cope with energy poverty. It finds that a considerable proportion has had difficulty paying for their energy consumption (electricity, LP gas, and firewood), using strategies to cope with energy poverty (67.7%, 73.2%, and 96.1%, respectively): reducing expenses or stopping buying other things, borrowing money, and/or failing to pay for electricity or buy fuels for lack of economic resources. Food is significantly sacrificed in the reduction of expenses or stopping buying things, followed by health and housing. The situation has normalized over time, potentially impacting development, physical health, and mental well-being, and acting as an accelerator of the cycle of risk of energy poverty, given the confirmation of additional stressors. Full article
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Identifying Themes in Energy Poverty Research: Energy Justice Implications for Policy, Programs, and the Clean Energy Transition
by Erick C. Jones, Jr. and Ariadna Reyes
Energies 2023, 16(18), 6698; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186698 - 19 Sep 2023
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Energy poverty affects numerous households across the globe and has several key implications and concerns for public health and social equity. Energy poverty is defined as “the lack of access to modern and affordable energy services”. Individuals or communities in energy poverty face [...] Read more.
Energy poverty affects numerous households across the globe and has several key implications and concerns for public health and social equity. Energy poverty is defined as “the lack of access to modern and affordable energy services”. Individuals or communities in energy poverty face limitations in accessing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. This review paper examines a focused subset of recent research on energy poverty highlighted by the “NSF 2026: Priorities and Research Needs for an Equitable Energy Transition” workshop and the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Justice Policy and Analysis to help frame energy poverty’s impacts on policy, poverty alleviation, environmental impact, and social inequity. This review paper uses five themes to organize previous energy poverty work: (1) Energy Poverty and Justice Definitions and Metrics; (2) Behavioral Aspects of Energy Poverty; (3) Efficacy of Energy Assistance Programs; (4) Efficiency of Energy Efficiency Policy; (5) The Energy Transition and Environmental and Energy Justice. We found that the literature examined how comprehensive assessment of energy poverty requires going beyond standard statistics and metrics and must include an understanding of how underserved households interact with energy. We found strong optimism for the clean energy transition’s ability to significantly alleviate energy poverty, but only if policymakers include equity. Finally, we found that while there is plenty of work highlighting deficiencies there is a dearth of work examining successful implementations and how to replicate them which will be needed if the clean energy transition is to match its potential. Full article
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