Ceremonial Equity: Low-Income Energy Assistance and the Failure of Socio-Environmental Policy

1995 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorie Higgins ◽  
Loren Lutzenhiser
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Assistance

Ceremonial Equity: Low-Income Energy Assistance and the Failure of Socio-Environmental Policy

1995 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorie Higgins ◽  
Loren Lutzenhiser
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Assistance

scholarly journals Analysis of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in America-Example of an energy assistance program for low-income families

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxi Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Fuel Subsidies ◽  
Fossil Fuel Subsidies ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Energy Assistance

<p>TheWeinefficientfossilfuelsubsidiesself-reportlistedexistingfossilfuelsubsidiesincluding subsidiesfor<br />theexploration,Development,Extractionoffossilfuels,subsidiesforfossilFuelsemployedintheresidentialSector(represented<br />bytheLow-incomeHome Energyassistanceprogram).Thispaperchooseslow-incomeHome<br />energyAssistanceprogram(liheap)asacasestudy.Theresultsshowso: ① discriminatorypricesTofossil<br />fuelsinliheapledtoexcessiveFossilfuelconsumption.Comparedwith 2013, thenumber<br />ofheatingSubsidiesbyrecipienthouseholdsreducedby2.89%0in 2014, whileTotalExpenditureroseby19.23%0; ②<br />DuringFY1993toFY1995,FY1999toFY2001,FY$ toFY2007,<br />andFY2008toFYno.,Weatherizationbenefitsandcrisisbenefitsshowed asynchronousgrowth; ③<br />liheaprecipienthouseholdstendedtoconsumeMorefossilFuelthanLow-incomeandOthertypesTohouseholds,particularlyin<br />theSouthArea.Finally,Thispaperanalyzes"ExternalinstitutionalsystemThenInternalEnergyStructureof,theUSinefficientfos<br />silFuelsubsidiesReform,thusprovidessomepolicyImplications</p>

scholarly journals Income Differentiation as a Factor of Unsustainability in Forestry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansoor Maitah ◽  
Daniel Toth ◽  
Luboš Smutka ◽  
Kamil Maitah ◽  
Veronika Jarolínová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Green Jobs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Considerable Impact

Environmental policy is a set of objectives put in place for the protection of natural resources including water, air, soil, food, and other renewable resources. In addition, it has a considerable impact on the labor market and the income of employees in the environmental and forestry sectors. Environmental policy both directly and indirectly creates new jobs, the so-called green jobs. These jobs are designed to be long-term and sustainable, working towards both environmental and socio-economic stability. The aim of the research was to determine if there was a difference in income between the forestry and the environmental policy sectors. The primary objective of this paper was to propose ideas and instruments for strengthening the income of employees in both sectors to the creators of the new State Environmental Policy. This objective was met through appropriate research methods, including the field survey technique. In terms of statistics, we used descriptive characteristics and tested the hypothesis using a T-test. The data from 70 respondents were collected from January 2019 to December 2019. Half of the respondents were from the forestry sector, and the other half worked in environmental protection. Their total income was compared by using two selective T-tests, and the results showed a strong discrepancy. The analysis indicated that the average incomes in forestry are significantly lower than incomes in the environmental protection sector (in the Czech Republic). The statistically higher income of environmental workers reflects that the State Environmental Policy is effective, which improves the position of employees in the labor market. The forestry sector deserves similar concentrated state assistance, and therefore we recommend that the new State Environmental Policy in the Czech Republic also addresses the problem of low income in forestry.

Heat or Eat: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Nutritional and Health Risks Among Children Less Than 3 Years of Age

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. e1293-e1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Frank ◽  
N. B. Neault ◽  
A. Skalicky ◽  
J. T. Cook ◽  
J. D. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Energy Assistance
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