International Energy and Poverty The emerging contours Routledge Studies in Energy Policy Series

Around 2.8 billion people globally, also known as the "Other Third" or "energy poor", have little or no access to beneficial energy that meets their needs for cooking, heating, water, sanitation, illumination, transportation, or basic mechanical power.This book uniquely integrates the hitherto segmented and fragmented approaches to the challenge of access to energy. It provides theoretical, philosophical and practical analysis of energy for the low energy (non-hydrocarbon based) Other Third of the world, and how the unmet needs of the energy poor might be satisfied. It comprehensively addresses the range of issues relating to energy justice and energy access for all, including affordable - sustainable energy technologies (ASETs).

The book breaks new ground by crafting a unified and cohesive framework for analysis and action that explains the factual and socio-political phenomenon of the energy poor, and demonstrates why clean energy is a primary determinant of their human progress.

This is a must-read for all scholars, students, professionals and policy makers working on energy policy, poverty, and sustainable energy technologies.

Part 1 The Phenomenon of the Energy Poor 1.The Critical Significance of Energy2.ThePredicament of Women3. Indigenous People: From Energy Poverty to Energy EmpowermentPart 2 Conceptual Foundations 4.Energy Justice5. Reflections on the Moral Foundations of A Right to Energy6. Sustainable Development 7. Energy Security8. Energy Poverty and the EnvironmentPart 3 Assessing the Various Challenges 9. Assessing Challenges to Development10. Behavioral Challenges11. Measuring Access for Differing Needs Part 4 The Way Forward 12.Decentralized Power in the ECOWAS region13. Green Climate Fund, Sustainable Development Goals, and Energy Access: A New Opportunity for Climate Change and Development14. Using Appropriate Sustainable Energy Technologies (ASETs) To Promote Access To Energy For All15. Globalization of Markets for ASETs16. Energy for Rural Women: Beyond Energy Access17. Lessons Learned from Selling Six years of Solar in Africa18. Energy Use and Motive Power in South Asian Energy Production19. Information and Communication Technologies20. Model Laws as Blueprints

Lakshman Guruswamy is Nicholas Doman Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.