Policy spillovers from climate actions to energy poverty: international evidence

This paper investigates the policy spillovers from climate actions to energy poverty using cross-country data from 2000 to 2020. The study finds a positive spillover effect: a higher number of climate policies is associated with a lower level of energy poverty. This effect is realized through improvements in energy efficiency, promotion of renewable energy, and support for innovations. Legislative policies show stronger spillover effects than executive policies, while regulations have negative impacts on energy development. Heterogeneous effects are observed between long-term and short-term policies, and between developed and developing countries.

Jun Li, Jiajia Li, Kun Guo, Qiang Ji, Dayong Zhang