Energy poverty : global challenges and local solutions / edited by Antoine Halff, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Jon Rozhon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Halff, Antoine.

Sovacool, Benjamin K.

Rozhon, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy security.

Energy policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 459 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Nearly one quarter of humanity still lacks access to electricity. Close to one third rely on traditional fuels like firewood and cow dung for cooking, at great cost to their health and welfare. While most prevalent in parts of Africa and Asia, energy poverty is a global problem which concerns us all. This book, which brings together economists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and other practitioners from all over the world, is dedicated to a single goal: finding a solution to this haunting problem. Part One focuses on defining and measuring the problem and benchmarking progress in solving it, an obvious prerequisite to any successful energy-access policy. Part Two reviews past and current energy access programs, with an eye towards finding out what worked and what didn't and what can be replicated elsewhere. These case reviews are told as seen on the ground - China's experience by top Chinese officials and Africa's by African regulators and scholars. Based in part on those cases, the book's last, more forward-looking section aims to present practitioners with a tool kit, a menu of options to speed up their efforts. The energy access agenda is gaining traction at a time of rising concerns about climate change and resource constraints. This book shows that bringing modern energy to those who lack it not just a moral imperative, but will likely benefit the world as a whole without harming the environment or unduly stretching finite resources. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Taking Stock of Energy Poverty

1 Achieving Energy for All Will Not Cost the Earth / Fatih Birol Birol, Fatih 11

2 Defining, Measuring, and Tackling Energy Poverty / Benjamin K. Sovacool Sovacool, Benjamin K. 21

3 The Development Impact of Energy Access / Douglas F. Barnes Barnes, Douglas F., Hussain Samad Samad, Hussain, Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh 54

4 The World Bank's Perspective on Energy Access / Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh, Mikul Bhatia Bhatia, Mikul, Elisa Portale Portale, Elisa, Ruchi Soni Soni, Ruchi, Nicolina Angelou Angelou, Nicolina 77

5 Health Benefits from Energy Access in LMICs: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Policy Opportunities / Nigel Bruce Bruce, Nigel, Chen Ding Ding, Chen 106

6 Energy Poverty and Public Health: Assessing the Impacts from Solid Cookfuel / Kalpana Balakrishnan Balakrishnan, Kalpana, Zoë Chafe Chafe, Zoë, Tord Kjellstrom Kjellstrom, Tord, Thomas E. McKone McKone, Thomas E., Kirk R. Smith Smith, Kirk R. 133

7 Energy and Gender / Barbara C. Farhar Farhar, Barbara C., Beth Osnes Osnes, Beth, Elizabeth A. Lowry Lowry, Elizabeth A.

8 Beyond Basic Access: The Scale of Investment Required for Universal Energy Access / Morgan Bazilian Bazilian, Morgan, Ryan Economy Economy, Ryan, Patrick Nussbaumer Nussbaumer, Patrick, Erik Haites Haites, Erik, Kandeh K. Yumkella Yumkella, Kandeh K., Mark Howells Howells, Mark, Minoru Takada Takada, Minoru, Dale S. Rothman Rothman, Dale S., Michael Levi Levi, Michael 180

9 Energy and Water: A Critical Linkage / Allan Hoffman Hoffman, Allan 209

Part II Lessons Learned

10 Striving Towards Development: China's Efforts to Alleviate Energy Poverty / Wenke Han Han, Wenke, Luo Zhihong Zhihong, Luo, Lijuan Fan Fan, Lijuan 225

11 Indian Approaches to Energy Access / Debajit Palit Palit, Debajit, Subhes C. Bhattacharyya Bhattacharyya, Subhes C., Akanksha Chaurey Chaurey, Akanksha 237

12 Modern Energy Services to Low-Income Households in Brazil: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead / Gilberto M. Jannuzzi Jannuzzi, Gilberto M., José Goldemberg Goldemberg, José 257

13 Energy Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa / Laura El-Katiri El-Katiri, Laura 271

14 Energy Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Poverty Amidst Abundance / Abeeku Brew-Hammond Brew-Hammond, Abeeku, Gifty Serwaa Mensah Mensah, Gifty Serwaa, Owusu Amponsah Amponsah, Owusu 296

15 Global Energy Subsidies: Scale, Opportunity Costs, and Barriers to Reform / Doug Koplow Koplow, Doug 316

16 Is Small Beautiful? / Phil LaRocco LaRocco, Phil 338

Part III Challenges and Policy Options

17 United States' Approaches to Expanding Energy Access / Jason E. Bordoff Bordoff, Jason E. 353

18 The Energy Access Practitioner Network / Richenda Van Leeuwen Leeuwen, Richenda Van, Yasemin Erboy Ruff Ruff, Yasemin Erboy 367

19 The Energy Plus Approach: Reducing Poverty with Productive Uses of Energy / Thiyagarajan Velumail Velumail, Thiyagarajan, Chris Turton Turton, Chris, Nick Beresnev Beresnev, Nick 391

20 Unlocking Financial Resources / Xia Zuzhang Zuzhang, Xia 411

21 Alleviating Energy Poverty in Africa: A Story of Leapfrogging, Localizing, and Past-Tracking / Leila Benali Benali, Leila, Andy Barrett Barrett, Andy 441.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199682362

0199682364

OCLC:

893630786