Metrics for Decision-Making in Energy Justice

Erin Baker; Sanya Carley; Sergio Castellanos; Destenie Nock; Joe F. Bozeman; David Konisky; Chukwuka G. Monyei; Monisha Shah; Benjamin Sovacool

doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-112621-063400

Metrics for Decision-Making in Energy Justice

Erin Baker, Sanya Carley, Sergio Castellanos, Destenie Nock, Joe F. Bozeman, David Konisky, Chukwuka G. Monyei, Monisha Shah, Benjamin Sovacool

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Energy equity and justice have become priority considerations for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars alike. To ensure that energy equity is incorporated into actual decisions and analysis, it is necessary to design, use, and continually improve energy equity metrics. In this article, we review the literature and practices surrounding such metrics. We present a working definition for energy justice and equity, and connect them to both criteria for and frameworks of metrics. We then present a large sampling of energy equity metrics, including those focused on vulnerability, wealth creation, energy poverty, life cycle, and comparative country-level dynamics.We conclude with a discussion of the limitations, gaps, and trade-offs associated with these various metrics and their interactions thereof.

Original language	English
Journal	Annual Review of Environment and Resources
Volume	48
Pages (from-to)	737-760
Number of pages	24
ISSN	1543-5938
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-112621-063400
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

Keywords

decision-making
distributive justice
energy equity
metrics
procedural justice
recognition justice

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