Mastropietro Paolo, Rodilla Pablo, Batlle Carlos
Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Sta. Cruz de Marcenado 26, Madrid, Spain.
MIT Energy Initiative, Cambridge, USA.
Energy Res Soc Sci. 2020 Oct;68:101678. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101678. Epub 2020 Jun 29.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown exacerbated energy poverty and insecurity worldwide. Many governments introduced emergency measures to protect energy consumers during confinement. This article reviews and classifies the policies implemented in several jurisdictions around the world, identifying potential inefficiencies, but also best practices. According to our analysis, these much-needed relief measures should be based on a proper targeting and a consistent financing.
新冠疫情及其引发的封锁加剧了全球范围内的能源贫困和能源不安全状况。许多政府在封锁期间出台了紧急措施以保护能源消费者。本文回顾并分类了世界上多个司法管辖区实施的政策，识别其中潜在的低效之处，同时也找出了最佳实践案例。根据我们的分析，这些急需的救济措施应基于合理的目标定位和持续的资金支持。
