The justice and equity implications of the clean energy transition

S Carley, DM Konisky - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
The transition to lower-carbon sources of energy will inevitably produce and, in many cases,
perpetuate pre-existing sets of winners and losers. The winners are those that will benefit …

Energy, poverty, and health in climate change: a comprehensive review of an emerging literature

S Jessel, S Sawyer, D Hernández - Frontiers in public health, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Household energy is increasingly vital for maintaining good health. Unaffordable and
inadequate household energy presents adverse consequences that are amplified by poverty …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying double energy vulnerability: A systematic and narrative review of groups at-risk of energy and transport poverty in the global north

N Simcock, KEH Jenkins, M Lacey-Barnacle… - Energy Research & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of 'double energy vulnerability'describes a circumstance whereby people are at
heightened risk of energy poverty and transport poverty simultaneously–a particularly …

Examining energy inequality under the rapid residential energy transition in China through household surveys

Q Wang, J Fan, MP Kwan, K Zhou, G Shen, N Li, B Wu… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Since 2013, China has initiated a rapid energy transition that replaces traditional solid fuels
with modern clean energy. Despite the tremendous success of the energy transition, its …

High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: conclusions from a literature review

MA Brown, A Soni, MV Lapsa, K Southworth… - Progress in …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In an era of US energy abundance, the persistently high energy bills paid by low-income
households is troubling. After decades of weatherization and bill-payment programs, low …

Racial disparities in energy poverty in the United States

Q Wang, MP Kwan, J Fan, J Lin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study uses data on residential energy consumption from large nation-wide surveys in
1990, 1997, 2005, and 2015 to assess the racial inequality in residential energy …

Understanding 'energy insecurity'and why it matters to health

D Hernández - Social science & medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy insecurity is a multi-dimensional construct that describes the interplay between
physical conditions of housing, household energy expenditures and energy-related coping …

Targeting energy justice: Exploring spatial, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in urban residential heating energy efficiency

TG Reames - Energy Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Fuel poverty, the inability of households to afford adequate energy services, such as
heating, is a major energy justice concern. Increasing residential energy efficiency is a …

Renewable energy selection for net-zero energy communities: Life cycle based decision making under uncertainty

H Karunathilake, K Hewage, W Mérida, R Sadiq - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Developing net-zero energy communities powered by renewable energy (RE) resources
has become a popular concept. To make the best choices for community-level net-zero …

Benefits of solar photovoltaic systems for low-income families in social housing of Korea: Renewable energy applications as solutions to energy poverty

J Lee, MMC Shepley - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the Korean government's
sustainable energy policy providing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for low-income …