INVESTIGADORES
IBAÑEZ MARTÍN MarÍa MarÍa
artículos
Título:
Six Decades of Energy Poverty: Reducing Disparities in Latin America and the Caribbean? Seis décadas de pobreza energética: ¿Reduciendo las disparidades en América Latina y el Caribe?
Autor/es:
GONZALEZ, FERNANDO; IBAÑEZ MARTIN, MARÍA MARÍA
Revista:
Revista INVI
Editorial:
Universidad de Chile, Instituto de la Vivienda
Referencias:
Año: 2023 vol. 38 p. 71 - 99
Resumen:
Latin America and the Caribbean are one of the most unequal regions in the world, with high levels of poverty and reduced state capacity to solve structural problems. In this paper, we examined the existence of a β-convergence process between countries (i.e., reduction of disparities) in terms of energy poverty indicators. For this, we construct an annual panel of countries for the last six decades and for thirteen energy poverty indicators covering three dimensions (access, quality, and affordability). The results indicate that a convergence process has taken place between countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, which includes all the dimensions analyzed (i.e., the countries of the region have become more similar in terms of energy poverty over time). Context-specific recommendations that emerge from the findings aim at promoting greater adoption of renewable energy, reducing delays in obtaining an electricity connection, and cutting subsidies for natural gas and oil.