期刊
RENEWABLE ENERGY
卷 186, 期 -, 页码 299-311出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.005
关键词
Energy poverty; Renewable energy; Heterogeneous analysis; Mediation effect; Globe analysis
资金
- Beijing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Center & Beijing Social Science Foundation [21LLLJC028]
- Research and Innovation Fund for Postgraduates in UIBE [202105]
The development of the renewable energy industry plays an important role in alleviating global energy poverty, particularly in European countries. Furthermore, energy efficiency acts as a significant mediator between renewable energy and poverty alleviation.
The development of renewable energy industry is an important measure for countries to strengthen the construction of ecological civilization. Thus, to empirically investigate the underlying effect of renewable energy consumption on global energy poverty alleviation, we first assess the energy poverty composite index across the globe, and then explore whether the rapid development of renewable energy industry can help alleviate energy poverty. The regional heterogeneity and the mediating role of energy efficiency in the renewable energy-poverty alleviation nexus are also discussed. We conclude that: (1) Global energy poverty shows a significant trend of allevia.tion in the sample period, and rapid development of renewable energy industry can help alleviate energy poverty; (2) significant regional heterogeneity exists in the relationship between renewable energy and poverty alleviation. Only in European countries can increased renewable energy significantly reduce energy poverty; and (3) the mediating role of energy efficiency in the renewable energy-poverty alleviation nexus is significant; in other words, renewable energy not only directly alleviates global energy poverty, but also has a significant inhibiting effect on energy poverty by improving energy efficiency. Following the above three conclusions, we provide relevant policies about how to alleviate energy poverty and improve energy efficiency.(c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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