Articles for Energy Poverty

Plugged in to promising potential
4 months, 1 week ago

Plugged in to promising potential

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Small-scale renewable energy projects have increasingly become a solution to alleviate Africa's energy access challenge Africa has a vast wealth of resources for its sustainable development. The export of Chinese photovoltaic modules and wind power equipment exemplifies a robust strategy to disseminate sustainable technology and supports African countries in increasing their utilization of renewable energy sources. According …

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Plugged in to promising potential
4 months, 1 week ago

Plugged in to promising potential

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Small-scale renewable energy projects have increasingly become a solution to alleviate Africa's energy access challenge Africa has a vast wealth of resources for its sustainable development. The export of Chinese photovoltaic modules and wind power equipment exemplifies a robust strategy to disseminate sustainable technology and supports African countries in increasing their utilization of renewable energy sources. According …

Technology China Africa Development Renewable Energy Projects Green Energy
Compensation and insulation reduced energy poverty: TNO
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Compensation and insulation reduced energy poverty: TNO

Dutch News  

The number of energy-poor households increased by 70,000 last year compared to 2022 but is significantly lower than in previous years thanks to government measures. Some 400,000 households on low incomes and living in badly insulated homes were struggling to pay their energy bills in 2023, figures compiled by statistics agency CBS and research institute TNO show. Without compensation measures …

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Study reveals toll of global energy crisis as 'total' energy costs spike
1 year, 10 months ago

Study reveals toll of global energy crisis as 'total' energy costs spike

ABC  

Up to 140 million extra people could be tipped into extreme poverty worldwide by an energy crisis that has sent prices soaring more than 100 per cent for many households, a new report has revealed. Key points: A report finds total household energy costs have risen between 62 per cent 113 per cent globally in a year Direct energy costs …

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High energy bills made life very difficult for 600,000 households in 2022
1 year, 10 months ago

High energy bills made life very difficult for 600,000 households in 2022

NL Times  

The high energy prices last year have resulted in a considerably higher rate of energy poverty, said research agency TNO based on its analysis of figures from Statistics Netherlands. Some 600,000 households experienced energy poverty last year, an increase of 90,000 since the last measurement took place in 2020. Energy-impoverished households are counted based high energy costs, poor insulation and …

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Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health
2 years, 1 month ago

Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health

BBC  

Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health Wolfgang Schwan/Getty Images The cold can have short-term and long-term consequences for people's health With the world in the grip of a global energy crisis, hundreds of millions of people are now facing fuel poverty this winter as they struggle to keep their homes warm. "We send them home …

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Five things we must achieve as environmental movement turns 50
2 years, 6 months ago

Five things we must achieve as environmental movement turns 50

Al Jazeera  

This is the moment to reimagine our economic system, reinvent the structures that have caused environmental degradation and create a global society that offers everyone the opportunity to live a healthy, fair life. Meanwhile, climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste – the triple planetary crisis – is already causing pain, ill health and financial ruin, with …

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Indic climate ethics can address energy poverty
2 years, 9 months ago

Indic climate ethics can address energy poverty

Times of India  

Professor Pankaj Jain is an internationally recognized academic leader in Sustainability, Jain Studies, Film Studies, and Diaspora Studies. MORE ‘Energy Poverty’ is a stark reality for around 1.3 billion people globally, who have no access to electricity and over 3 billion people with minimal access to modern forms of energy resources. Although the suburban population in advanced economies and the …

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EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL
3 years, 3 months ago

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL

Dutch News  

The European Commission’s climate change plans will have ‘significant consequences’ for Dutch climate and energy policy and will partly require a change of course, the Dutch environmental assessment agency PBL said on Friday in a new report. In addition, goals for green hydrogen use, energy saving and renewable energy for heating and cooling will also present a ‘hefty task’ for …

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EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL
3 years, 3 months ago

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL

Dutch News  

The European Commission’s climate change plans will have ‘significant consequences’ for Dutch climate and energy policy and will partly require a change of course, the Dutch environmental assessment agency PBL said on Friday in a new report. In addition, goals for green hydrogen use, energy saving and renewable energy for heating and cooling will also present a ‘hefty task’ for …

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