Inefficient combustion (primarily of wood, charcoal, coal, residues, etc.) responsible for 2.3 million premature deaths/yr + another 770k from ambient air pollution.

New paper does a great job of summarizing the state of knowledge in this space.

#AirQuality #IndoorAirPollution #EnergyPoverty #SDG7 #HouseholdAirPollution

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023001083

#EnergyPoverty is the theme for Week 2 of my Energy Policy and Governance course.

On the discussion board this week students were most surprised by: the scale of the problem and by how little money it would take to meet #SDG7.

The top Q: If it only takes ~3.5% of overall annual energy sector investment to meet basic Universal Access goals (#SDG7) why is it not happening? What is the stumbling block?

Good questions. Tomorrow's in-class discussion is going to be interesting.

🏠 #EnergyPoverty is expected to rise sharply this winter… and perhaps in years to come.
The @CEES_Energy project is investigating how #EnergyCommunities, which produce energy locally, can become leaders in tackling this problem.
Find out more ⤵️
https://t.co/clsHWGUjkY #burgerenergie

RT @corporateeurope@twitter.com

🤯 Whilst millions across Europe were forced into the dark and cold this winter, and 1 in 10 are skipping meals, Shell made €34.6 billion in profit
✊ Fossil fuel companies will not ever end #energypoverty. Its time to get their greed hands out of the cost of living responsey

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/corporateeurope/status/1605844194517405696

Energy disconnections are needless cruelty. They worsen inequality, and should be completely banned in the EU

Read more about steps Europe can take to end #EnergyPoverty here:

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/how-many-people-will-be-cut-off-from-their-energy-supply-in-europe-this-winter/

@caitrobinson @nightmayor Interesting! In a way, sounds similar to food deserts. On that note, I am interested in hearing whether it is an acutely spatial phenomenon, such as food deserts, that specifically affect certain neighbourhoods or is it more aspatial?

How does one study #EnergyPoverty ? And with what data?

Sorry to bomb you with questions, but the topic sparked an interest 🤓

My #introduction Toot!

I work on #EnergyAccess, #EnergyPoverty, #EnergyJustice, #JustTransitions, #Bioenergy, #LandUseSustainability. https://erdelab.forestry.ubc.ca

We use mixed methods ranging from qualitative research to econometrics to modelling.

Outside of work I started into #TTRPG again after a long time away, am an hobbyist photographer, hiker and husband/dad with an amazing family that keeps me grounded.

You can find some of my photography here:

https://www.behance.net/nomademoderne