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Does conflict aggravate energy poverty?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between energy poverty and internal and external conflicts, as well as the impact of internally displaced persons on energy poverty. Our study uses data from the World Bank and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) database for 93 countries from 1996 to 2018, and employs panel logistic regression. We find that both types of conflicts and internally displaced persons contribute to increased energy poverty within and between economies, which is attributed to reduced energy consumption and limited access to electricity and clean cooking. Our results are robust to endogeneity, omitted variable bias, and alternative measures of conflict. Our study has a number of policy implications.

Source: Energy Policy

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114317

Authors: Usman Khalid, Muhammad Shafiullah, Sajid M. Chaudhry

Institutions: United Arab Emirates University, BRAC University, Aston University

Language: English

Topic: Energy and Environment Impacts

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, No poverty, Affordable and clean energy, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650