This report by the Energy For Growth Hub was published in January 2021. The authors link energy poverty with economic poverty. The sectors that account for energy consumption include industrial (44%), residential (28%), commercial (23%), agriculture (3%) and transportation (2%). The energy poverty line is assessed at 100 kWh, corresponding to an annual income of $208 per year. By comparison, the median for high-income countries is 6,270 kWh and $20,000 per year. The authors propose establishing a two-threshold global energy minimum consumption of 1,000 kWh per person per year (300 kWh residential, 700 kWh non-residential), which would correlate to an average income of $2,500 per year.
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