 Energy transition of the poor: Quasi-experimental evidence from poverty alleviation relocation program in ChinaFeifei Chen, Huanguang Qiu and Sansi Yang Energy Policy, 2025, vol. 199, issue C Abstract: Understanding the shift to clean energy among impoverished households is crucial for effective energy policies and reducing energy poverty. This study explores how the external decision environment influences energy transitions among poor households, using a large relocation program in China as a quasi-experiment. A difference-in-difference approach is applied with three waves of survey data covering 1356 poor households across eight provinces. Results show that relocating poor households to more accessible locations significantly accelerate the energy transition from traditional biomass fuels to modern clean energy sources. Compared to rural areas, urban resettlement particularly aids this transition due to improved accessibility and affordability of modern energy. Heterogeneity analysis highlights the importance of regional economic development and energy resource endowments in determining the relocation effects on household fuel choices. These findings provide valuable insights for policymaking to facilitate energy transition and alleviate energy poverty. Keywords: Energy transition; Accessibility; Affordability; Poverty alleviation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:enepol:v:199:y:2025:i:c:s0301421525000436 DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114536 Access Statistics for this article Energy Policy is currently edited by N. France More articles in Energy Policy from Elsevier |
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