How effective has the electricity social rate been in reducing energy poverty in Spain?

Energy poverty is a problem that affects all member states of the European Union to a varying degree, including Poland, where about 9% of the population is at risk of energy poverty. The article aims to show the changes in energy poverty in Poland in 2010–2018. The specific goal, however, is to evaluate government measures aimed at reducing energy poverty through investments based on renewable energy sources. To present changes in the level of energy poverty in 2010–2018, the authors proposed a new synthetic measure that unifies several different measures used by researchers and allows for a comprehensive assessment of this phenomenon. The conducted research showed that in 2010–2018 there was a slow but visible decrease in the level of energy poverty in Poland. In addition, the article indicates investments in renewable energy sources that may have a positive impact on reducing the scale of energy poverty in Poland. The programs implemented with national and EU public funds, which finance investments in renewable energy sources in Poland, are also presented.

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Reducing energy poverty through increasing choice of fuels and stoves in Kenya: Complementing the multiple fuel model

Energy for Sustainable Development ◽

10.1016/j.esd.2015.04.004 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 54-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Michael U. Treiber ◽

Lars Kåre Grimsby ◽

Jens Bernt Aune

Keyword(s):

Energy Poverty ◽

Fuel Model ◽

Reducing Energy

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The Political Ecology of Chinese Large Dams in Cambodia: Implications, Challenges and Lessons Learnt from the Kamchay Dam

10.20944/preprints201608.0172.v1 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Giuseppina Siciliano ◽

Frauke Urban ◽

May Tan-Mullins ◽

Lonn Pichdara ◽

Sour Kim

Keyword(s):

Political Ecology ◽

Foreign Investment ◽

The Political ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Energy Poverty ◽

Large Dams ◽

The Government ◽

Institutional Actors ◽

Reducing Energy

Given the opportunities offered by foreign investment in energy infrastructure mostly by Chinese firms, the Government of Cambodia is giving high priority to developing hydropower resources for reducing energy poverty and powering economic growth. Using a “Political ecology of the Asian drivers” framework, this paper assesses China’s involvement in the development of large dams’ in Cambodia and its impacts on the access of natural resources such as water and energy by dam builders, local communities and the government. This analysis is based on 61 interviews and 10 focus group discussions with affected communities, institutional actors, Chinese dam builders and financiers in relation to the first large Chinese dam built in Cambodia, the Kamchay dam. Based on the results of the analysis this paper makes recommendations on how to improve the planning, implementation and governance of large dams to ensure that the dams’ benefits are shared more equally.

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