Routledge International Energy and Poverty - Energy Policy Book

Around 2.8 billion people globally, often called the "Other Third" or the energy poor, lack access to beneficial energy. This includes essential needs for cooking, heating, water, sanitation, illumination, transportation, and basic mechanical power. This book provides a necessary look at these global challenges by integrating previously segmented and fragmented approaches to energy access. As part of the Routledge Studies in Energy Policy, this work offers theoretical, philosophical, and practical analysis specifically focused on the low energy, non-hydrocarbon based Other Third of the world. It examines how the unmet needs of these populations might be satisfied through new frameworks and perspectives. This text is a vital resource for understanding the emerging contours of energy poverty and the complex ways to address global energy inequality.