Energy as it relates to Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Protection (UNDP, 1998, 36 p.): Key Energy Issues as They Relate to Poverty and Environment

Energy as it relates to Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Protection (UNDP, 1998, 36 p.)

Key Energy Issues as They Relate to Poverty and Environment

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		Inefficient and environmentally harmful energy use
		First-cost effect generates poverty-energy-environment lock-in
		For the poorest of the poor, small improvements in commercial energy services produce large welfare benefits
		Conventional energy paradigm contributes to perpetuation of poverty
		Environmental problems such as urban air pollution and climate change affect people living in poverty more directly due to current patterns of energy usage
		Inordinate expenditure on energy