Abstract Governance that shapes access to critical minerals is becoming a key constraint on the global energy transition. Demand is rising, while national policy interventions in mineral supply chains…

Abstract This study investigates cybersecurity risks in Demand Response systems within smart grids across Sub-Saharan Africa, where rapid adoption of digital energy infrastructure to meet escalating…

The just transition concept has been hypothesised to serve as a unifying framework for designing socially accepted fossil fuel phaseout policies. Whether the concept actually moves actors towards…

Abstract Africa’s energy paradox, abundant solar resources alongside widespread energy poverty, demands innovative solutions. This review introduces a novel integrated framework to evaluate hybrid…

Subsidizing fossil fuel consumption is at odds with climate change mitigation and a heavy burden on public budgets. Yet, efforts to reform such subsidies often face strong public opposition. The paper…

Summary Access to clean energy—here defined as electricity, liquefied petroleum gas, biogas, and ethanol—has increased substantially in low-income and middle-income countries over the past three…

Abstract Energy is recognized as the backbone of economic development while at the same time it is the most contributor to global warming. This paper aims to assess energy-efficiency of a sample of…

This chapter conceptualizes the distributional impacts of energy innovation adoption. Following the existing literature on energy innovation, the chapter provides a conceptual framework to map costs…

Summary Achieving universal access to clean cooking is essential for improving health, equality, environmental, and other sustainability outcomes. Yet without accelerated action, 1.8 billion people…

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns profoundly affected healthcare systems and many aspects of social life globally. It also affected several environmental conditions, ranging from air to…