Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature

Mitigation of energy poverty (EP) is a relevant policy goal nowadays for governments worldwide. The determinants of household EP should be identified and analysed in order to design targeted policies for specific groups which mitigate EP effectively and efficiently. The aim of this paper is to ident...

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Autores: Río González, Pablo del, Burguillo Cuesta, Mercedes, Kiefer, Christoph P.
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Energy poverty
Systematic literature review
Determinants and factors of energy poverty
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/10
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Poverty
Energy policy
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spelling Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literatureRío González, Pablo delBurguillo Cuesta, MercedesKiefer, Christoph P.Energy povertySystematic literature reviewDeterminants and factors of energy povertyhttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/1http://metadata.un.org/sdg/10http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7End poverty in all its forms everywhereEnsure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for allReduce inequality within and among countriesPovertyEnergy policyMitigation of energy poverty (EP) is a relevant policy goal nowadays for governments worldwide. The determinants of household EP should be identified and analysed in order to design targeted policies for specific groups which mitigate EP effectively and efficiently. The aim of this paper is to identify the most relevant determinants of EP as well as research gaps in the academic literature on those determinants. For this purpose, a systematic review of the literature has been performed. We consider the positive or negative relationship of a specific factor with energy poverty, and also account for the degree of evidence, agreement and statistical significance of a given factor. The results show that many determinants have been considered in the literature, but most articles include a limited number of them. A negative relationship between energy poverty and household income as well as educational level of the household head is found. On the other hand, energy poverty is significantly and positively related to the age of the household head, the size of the household, the age of the dwelling and the employment status of the household members. Furthermore, households who live in a rented house, in a detached dwelling and in dwellings located in rural areas are more likely to be energy poor, when compared to those living in an owned house, flats or urban areas, respectively.Grant TED2021-131164B-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and by European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.Peer reviewedSpringerMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)European CommissionRío González, Pablo del [0000-0002-1712-5198]Kiefer, Christoph P. [0000-0001-5414-9714]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/402120reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICIU//TED2021-131164B-I00https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-025-10345-xSíinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/4021202026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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title Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
spellingShingle Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
Río González, Pablo del
Energy poverty
Systematic literature review
Determinants and factors of energy poverty
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/10
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Poverty
Energy policy
title_short Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
title_full Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
title_fullStr Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
title_sort Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Río González, Pablo del
Burguillo Cuesta, Mercedes
Kiefer, Christoph P.
author Río González, Pablo del
author_facet Río González, Pablo del
Burguillo Cuesta, Mercedes
Kiefer, Christoph P.
author_role author
author2 Burguillo Cuesta, Mercedes
Kiefer, Christoph P.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
European Commission
Río González, Pablo del [0000-0002-1712-5198]
Kiefer, Christoph P. [0000-0001-5414-9714]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Energy poverty
Systematic literature review
Determinants and factors of energy poverty
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/10
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Poverty
Energy policy
topic Energy poverty
Systematic literature review
Determinants and factors of energy poverty
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/1
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/10
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Poverty
Energy policy
description Mitigation of energy poverty (EP) is a relevant policy goal nowadays for governments worldwide. The determinants of household EP should be identified and analysed in order to design targeted policies for specific groups which mitigate EP effectively and efficiently. The aim of this paper is to identify the most relevant determinants of EP as well as research gaps in the academic literature on those determinants. For this purpose, a systematic review of the literature has been performed. We consider the positive or negative relationship of a specific factor with energy poverty, and also account for the degree of evidence, agreement and statistical significance of a given factor. The results show that many determinants have been considered in the literature, but most articles include a limited number of them. A negative relationship between energy poverty and household income as well as educational level of the household head is found. On the other hand, energy poverty is significantly and positively related to the age of the household head, the size of the household, the age of the dwelling and the employment status of the household members. Furthermore, households who live in a rented house, in a detached dwelling and in dwellings located in rural areas are more likely to be energy poor, when compared to those living in an owned house, flats or urban areas, respectively.
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