Energy Poverty and the Environment: The Global North Versus the Global South

Abstract

Energy poverty affects poor communities and poor nations far more severely and directly than developed nations. Millions of people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America who are the energy-poor face hardship due to a lack of modern energy for use. Despite their minimal greenhouse gas emissions, the Energy Poor is burdened by floods, droughts, rising sea levels, and other disturbances caused by climate change.