Measuring and monitoring energy poverty

Pachauri, Shonali; Spreng, David

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.008

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“…The steps taken to achieve an understanding of the energy poverty phenomenon in this case study included: definition, measurement, monitoring, and recording and information, as proposed by Pachauri and Spreng (2011). Qualitative and quantitative analysis were considered necessary to obtain regional and disaggregated data regarding each household situation.…”

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Analysis of energy poverty intensity from the perspective of the regional administration: Empirical evidence from households in southern Europe

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The current economic situation has increased the number of households in Europe experiencing restrictions and/or limitations of affordability of energy services, demonstrating the urgent need to intervene in those extreme cases in which households suffer the daily consequences of what is internationally defined as energy poverty. In such a context, this paper presents the results obtained in a case study characterising a sample of 615 households with demonstrated energy poverty in the region of Aragón (Spain). In parallel, the intensity of energy poverty in the studied cases is examined by measuring the percentage of energy expenditures with respect to income in the households that suffer it, and a descriptive analysis of the main determinants of energy poverty in the homes studied is presented as well as the policy implication at regional level.

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Analysis of energy poverty intensity from the perspective of the regional administration: Empirical evidence from households in southern Europe

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“…And the latest estimates of poverty measured in dollar terms from the World Bank suggest that roughly 1.3 billion people live below the poverty line of 1.25$ a day. The various dimensions of poverty -energy, food, health and sanitation -have significant overlap but are not perfectly correlated (Pachauri and Spreng, 2011). This has led to a considerable effort in the field to construct relevant measures of energy poverty.…”

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Energy poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation: Is there a trade off?

2013

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Energy poverty alleviation has become an important political issue in the most recent years. Several initiatives and policies have been proposed to deal with poor access to modern sources of energy in many developing countries. Given the large number of people lacking basic energy services, an important question is whether providing universal access to modern energy could significantly increase energy demand and associated CO 2 emissions. This paper provides one of the few formal assessments of this problem by means of a simple but robust model of current and future energy consumption. The model allows mapping energy consumption globally for different classes of energy use, quantifying current and future imbalances in the distribution of energy consumption. Our results indicate that an encompassing energy poverty eradication policy to be met by 2030 would increase global final energy consumption by about 7% (roughly 20 EJ). The same quantity of energy could be saved by reducing by 15% energy consumption of individuals with standards above current European levels. The additional energy infrastructure needed to eradicate energy poverty would produce 44-183 GtCO 2 over the 21st century and contribute at most 0.13°C of additional warming.

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“…See Pauchuri and Spreng, Measuring and Monitoring Energy Poverty for an excellent discussion (Pachauri and Spreng, 2011). …”

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Policy options for the split incentive: Increasing energy efficiency for low-income renters

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The split incentive problem concerns the lack of appropriate incentives to implement energy efficiency measures. In particular, low income tenants face a phenomenon of energy poverty in which they allocate significantly more of their household income to energy expenditures than other renters. This problem is substantial, affecting 1.89% of all United States' energy use. If effectively addressed, it would create a range of savings between 4 and 11 billion dollars per year for many of the nation's poorest residents. We argue that a carefully designed program of incentives for participants (including landlords) in conjunction with a unique type of utility-managed on-bill financing mechanism has significant potential to solve many of the complications. We focus on three kinds of split incentives, five concerns inherent to addressing split incentive problems (scale, endurance, incentives, savings, political disfavor), and provide a detailed policy proposal designed to surpass those problems, with a particular focus on low-income tenants in a U.S. context.

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Measuring and monitoring energy poverty

Cited by 261 publications

References 14 publications

Analysis of energy poverty intensity from the perspective of the regional administration: Empirical evidence from households in southern Europe

Analysis of energy poverty intensity from the perspective of the regional administration: Empirical evidence from households in southern Europe

Energy poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation: Is there a trade off?

Policy options for the split incentive: Increasing energy efficiency for low-income renters

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